direct lighting

American  

noun

1. lighting in which most of the light is cast directly from the fixture or source to the illumined area.

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direct lighting British  

noun

1. electrical engineering a lighting system in which a large proportion (at least 90 per cent) of the light is directed downwards

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Etymology

Origin of direct lighting

First recorded in 1925–30

Example Sentences

Getting a glimpse at all the internals takes some direct lighting.

From The Verge • Jul. 29, 2021

“The Exorcist” showed what other films only implied, and generally did so in uncluttered images with bright, direct lighting.

From New York Times • Oct. 23, 2010

For the Cornell family, natural light comes through a window during the day, and a combination of indirect fluorescent lights and dimmer-controlled direct lighting provides even illumination at night.

From Time Magazine Archive

This difficulty may be due to the poor contrast of the ridges and furrows when using direct lighting.

From The Science of Fingerprints Classification and Uses by Hoover, J. Edgar (John Edgar)

Don't try to operate your spark coil with 110-volt direct lighting current without connecting in a rheostat.

From The Radio Amateur's Hand Book by Collins, A. Frederick (Archie Frederick)