Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
zénithalement
English translation:
(by) zenithal light
Added to glossary by
kashew
Dec 15, 2009 05:36
14 yrs ago
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French term
United Kingdom
zénithalement
French to English
Tech/Engineering
Architecture
Le cube contient, au premier étage, trois salles d'exposition éclairées latéralement et, au deuxième étage, une salle unique éclairée zénithalement.
I understand what the zenith is - but would you understand this as lit from the above or uplit - (i.e does it relate to the position of the lighting (from above) or the direction of the light (towards the zenith) ?
I understand what the zenith is - but would you understand this as lit from the above or uplit - (i.e does it relate to the position of the lighting (from above) or the direction of the light (towards the zenith) ?
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 +2 | (by) zenithal light |
kashew
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| 4 +3 | skylit |
Bourth (X)
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| 4 | overhead lighting |
Sandra & Kenneth Grossman
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Change log
Dec 15, 2009 07:42: Stéphanie Soudais changed "Term asked" from "zenithalement" to "zénithalement"
Dec 20, 2009 13:20: kashew Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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(by) zenithal light
I don't know, but suspect, "zenithally lit" has been used by architects.
Zenithat light googling is convincing.
Zenithat light googling is convincing.
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French term (edited):
zenithalement
overhead lighting
Explanation:
" Il est installé au centre d’un espace éclairé
zénithalement par deux coupoles. "
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Note added at 31 mins (2009-12-15 06:07:47 GMT)
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"Cette excavation a permis de caler l'entrée principale du public de plein-pied avec l'esplanade Charles de Gaulle, tout en gagnant deux espaces neufs souterrains éclairés zénithalement."
See the picture at
http://tinyurl.com/ycn3kh6
" Il est installé au centre d’un espace éclairé
zénithalement par deux coupoles. "
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Note added at 31 mins (2009-12-15 06:07:47 GMT)
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"Cette excavation a permis de caler l'entrée principale du public de plein-pied avec l'esplanade Charles de Gaulle, tout en gagnant deux espaces neufs souterrains éclairés zénithalement."
See the picture at
http://tinyurl.com/ycn3kh6
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2 hrs
skylit
While zénithal refers solely to the position from which light arrives, irrespective of whether natural or artificial, it does tend to be more readily associated with natural light. On the other hand "overhead lighting" tends to imply artificial lighting.
Since your éclairage zénithal is on the second floor, and assuming there are no more floors above, I suspect it may be natural skylighting, so "a single skylit hall".
SKYLIT from the green roof above, the central space at the first basement level is equipped with comfortable, lightweight furniture. Photo: Timothy Hursley.
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The SKYLIT roof pours daylight into the kitchen and the loft exercise and home office areas above. 7. The master bedroom features a double Jacuzzi and a ...
www.corlisdesign.com/residential/blair.html
The SKY-LIT roof evokes an Eiffel Tower-Industrial Age aesthetic. A more striking holdover is a huge skylight of iron-framed glass panels ...
www.travel-watch.com/hyattparis.htm
The highly decorative and stone faced double height SKY-LIT FOYER with grand ...
www.dreamhomedesignusa.com/case_study.htm
speakers, recessed light, bay with SKYLIT GREENHOUSE DESIGN including floor ... Concrete tiled roof. • Private flagstone Patios and Gardens ...
www.theprosadvantage.com/client_content/.../11383-FeaturesS...
about the poor quality of the light in the Broad's SKYLIT TOP-FLOOR GALLERY. ... The light descends from a sawtooth roof of skylights, which bounce ...
archrecord.construction.com/features/.../0804critique-1.asp
Since your éclairage zénithal is on the second floor, and assuming there are no more floors above, I suspect it may be natural skylighting, so "a single skylit hall".
SKYLIT from the green roof above, the central space at the first basement level is equipped with comfortable, lightweight furniture. Photo: Timothy Hursley.
e-ditionsbyfry.com/olive/ODE/LDN/default.aspx?href...
The SKYLIT roof pours daylight into the kitchen and the loft exercise and home office areas above. 7. The master bedroom features a double Jacuzzi and a ...
www.corlisdesign.com/residential/blair.html
The SKY-LIT roof evokes an Eiffel Tower-Industrial Age aesthetic. A more striking holdover is a huge skylight of iron-framed glass panels ...
www.travel-watch.com/hyattparis.htm
The highly decorative and stone faced double height SKY-LIT FOYER with grand ...
www.dreamhomedesignusa.com/case_study.htm
speakers, recessed light, bay with SKYLIT GREENHOUSE DESIGN including floor ... Concrete tiled roof. • Private flagstone Patios and Gardens ...
www.theprosadvantage.com/client_content/.../11383-FeaturesS...
about the poor quality of the light in the Broad's SKYLIT TOP-FLOOR GALLERY. ... The light descends from a sawtooth roof of skylights, which bounce ...
archrecord.construction.com/features/.../0804critique-1.asp
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