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Deckenfluter

[deck-en-flu-ter]

noun

LanguageGerman (Germany)

Meaning
  1. uplight, torchiere
  2. uplight
  3. A tall floor lamp designed to shine light upward toward the ceiling.
Examples

Der Deckenfluter erhellt das ganze Zimmer.

The uplight brightens the whole room.

Pronunciationdeck-en-flu-ter

Part of speechnoun

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Usage noteUse this term when describing a floor lamp that provides indirect lighting by bouncing light off the ceiling.

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Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.