luminaire

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US/ˌluːməˈnɛɹ/

noun

An electrical device that contains an electric lamp that provides illumination.

Similar
light fixturelighting fixturelight fitting
OriginFrench luminaire →
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Meanings

nounluminaire (plural luminaires)

plural luminaires

  1. An electrical device that contains an electric lamp that provides illumination.

    Synonyms: light fixture, lighting fixture

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn electrical device that contains an electric lamp that provides illumination.

Similar
light fixturelighting 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 fittinglight fixture
Broader
source of illuminationelectrical device
Also see
light fixture

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Frenchluminaire
  2. Englishluminaire

Unadapted borrowing from French luminaire. Doublet of luminary.

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APA

luminaire. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/luminaire

MLA

“luminaire.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/luminaire. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “luminaire,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/luminaire.

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