light fixture

noun

A complete lighting unit, composed of a housing attached to a wall or ceiling, and a mount for a light source.

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luminairelight fittinglighting fixture

Meanings

nounlight fixture (plural light fixtures)

plural light fixtures

  1. A complete lighting unit, composed of a housing attached to a wall or ceiling, and a mount for a light source.

    Synonyms: luminaire, light fitting, lighting fixture

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA complete lighting unit, composed of a housing attached to a wall or ceiling, and a mount for a light source.

Similar
luminairelight fittinglighting fixture

More synonyms by meaning

nounan electrical device used to create artificial light by use of an electric lamp; all light fixtures have a fixture body and a light socket to hold the lamp and allow for its replacement

Similar
light fittingluminaire
Broader
source of illuminationelectrical device
Also see

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Bulgarian осветително тяло
  • осветително тяло (osvetitelno tjalo)complete lighting unit
Finnish valaisin
  • valaisincomplete lighting unit
Indonesian armatur
  • armaturcomplete lighting unit
Polish oświetlacz
  • oświetlaczcomplete lighting unit
Russian свети́льник
  • свети́льник (svetílʹnik)complete lighting unit
Spanish fixtura lumínica
  • fixtura lumínicacomplete lighting unit
Ukrainian світи́льник, прилад для освітлення
  • світи́льник (svitýlʹnyk)complete lighting unit
  • прилад для освітлення (prylad dlja osvitlennja)complete lighting unit
Cite this entry
APA

light fixture. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/light%20fixture

MLA

“light fixture.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/light%20fixture. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “light fixture,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/light%20fixture.

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