recessed lighting
Incandescent lighting which is flush with or recessed above the ceiling plane.
Recessed lighting is a form of ceiling-mounted light fixtures, in which the sockets and bulbs (often spotlight bulbs) are recessed above (behind) a dropped ceiling, and shine out of recessed grooves or cavities. Uncluttered ceilings are a major aesthetic advantage of recessed lighting.
This form is only applied to interiors with recessed incandescent lighting, as fluorescent lighting is very often embedded behind a dropped ceiling and is not as distinctive of a lighting system.
The incandescent source remains part of this classification. Fluorescent fixtures concealed above a dropped ceiling are expressly excluded even though their mounting can also be physically recessed.
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Related definitions
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fluorescent lighting
Fixed lighting in which electrically excited mercury vapor produces ultraviolet light that stimulates a phosphor coating. -
hanging incandescent lamps
Lights using electrically heated filaments which project or hang from the ceiling. -
incandescent wall lamps
Incandescent lighting fixtures mounted on or built into interior walls, using electrically heated filaments. -
led lighting
Room lighting using semiconductor light-emitting diodes to convert electrical energy into light. -
no electric lighting
The absence of any electrical system available for installed or plug-in lighting. -
plugged-in appliances
Electric lighting without fixed installations, relying on movable lights plugged into sockets. -
soffit lighting
Indirect lighting in which lamps are directed at planar surfaces such as walls and ceilings instead of the room itself. -
track lighting
Adjustable lamps attached to fixed wall or ceiling tracks, allowing changes in lighting arrangements.