troffer

English

Noun

troffer (plural troffers)

  1. A rectangular, trough-shaped light fixture, typically for mounting in or on a ceiling to light the area below, and usually containing two or three fluorescent bulbs.[1]
    Each fluorescent troffer in the room contained three lamps and two ballasts. [2]
    • 1956, National Research Council, Design for environment: floor, ceilings, and service systems in multi-story buildings[2], page 36:
      Flexibility for troffer systems may be planned in the original layout by coordinating the over-all ceiling pattern with the modular size of troffer.

References

  1. ^ troffer”, in dictionary.com, 10 November 2012 (last accessed)
  2. ^ “The LED Show conference spanned components to lighting design”, in LEDs Magazine[1], October 2012, retrieved 10 November 2012

Anagrams

  • forfret