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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries매립등
Pronunciation / Transliteration: maeripdeung
"거실 천장에 매립등을 설치했습니다."
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A light fixture that is installed inside a hollow opening in a ceiling so that it sits flush with or above the ceiling surface.
"The kitchen was brightened significantly by the installation of several energy-efficient recessed lights." - 2
Also known as a can light or downlight, used to direct a narrow beam of illumination downward.
"She highlighted the artwork on the living room wall using an adjustable recessed light."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines 'recessed', derived from the Latin 'recessus' (a retreat or retiring place, from 'recedere' meaning to go back), and 'light', from Old English 'lēoht'. Together, it developed in modern architectural and interior design contexts to describe a light fixture installed into a hollow opening in a ceiling.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Recessed light" is said worldwide
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spot encastré
Transliteration: spo ɑ̃.ka.stʁe
"Le salon est éclairé par plusieurs spots encastrés."
Einbauleuchte
Transliteration: ˈaɪnbaʊˌlɔɪçtə
"Die Decke wurde mit modernen Einbauleuchten ausgestattet."
faretto incassato
Transliteration: faˈret.to in.kasˈsa.to
"I faretti incassati offrono una luce uniforme nella stanza."
luz empotrada
Transliteration: luθ em.poˈtɾa.ða
"Instalaron luces empotradas en el techo de la cocina."
luz embutida
Transliteration: luʃ ẽ.buˈtʃi.dɐ
"As luzes embutidas deixam o ambiente mais moderno."
रिसेस्ड लाइट
Transliteration: risest lait
"छत में रिसेस्ड लाइट लगाने से कमरा बड़ा लगता है।"
筒灯
Transliteration: tǒng dēng
"天花板上安装了几个筒灯。"
매립등
Transliteration: maeripdeung
"거실 천장에 매립등을 설치했습니다."
ダウンライト
Transliteration: daunraito
"天井にダウンライトを埋め込みました。"
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