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n. A light fixture installed in a hollow opening in a ceiling, concentrating the light in a downward direction. vb. (context transitive English) To illuminate from above.
Usage examples of "downlight".
Her head is slightly inclined and the downlight catches only the tip of her nose.
The lighting was a mix of fluorescent tubes and recessed incandescent downlights, allowing the amount of light in the room to be varied.
Beyond the columns lay the choir enclosure and the high altar, with pyx and tabernacle, behind which towered a monumental downlighted crucifix.
The edge of a downlighter beam lit up a big stomach and a big chest and thick, short, tattooed forearms.
The overhead halogen downlights were dimmed so low as to be all but extinguished.
Uplights and downlights were concealed artfully in timbers and under balconies.