Lexic.us

Definition of Flood lamp

1. Noun. Light that is a source of artificial illumination having a broad beam; used in photography.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Flood Lamp

Literary usage of Flood lamp

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The American Year Book: A Record of Events and Progress by Francis Graham Wickware, (, Albert Bushnell Hart, (, Simon Newton Dexter North, William M. Schuyler (1917)
"Holding to this use of the term, we may give many instances of the use of the flood-lamp. Among the more important uses may be mentioned the illumination of ..."

2. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1883)
"When a 150-watt cool beam was alternated with a regular flood lamp (1500 lux each), the magnitudes of the three measured activity parameters were slightly ..."

3. Protection of Chemical and Water Infrastructure: Federal Requirements by William O. Jenkins, Jr. (2005)
"In many situations, a short fluorescent flood lamp luminaire will serve as an energy-saving option, as long as ambient temperatures are high enough for ..."

4. Theatre Arts by Society of Arts and Crafts, Detroit (1920)
"In little theatres, however, the thousand-watt spot is bright enough and has all the advantages over the arc that apply to the newer type of flood lamp. ..."

5. The Stage in the Twentieth Century: Third Volume by Robert Grau (1912)
"The interchangeable color effects, so essential to the successful staging of modern plays, are largely the result of the flood lamp, handled from any ..."

6. How to Reduce Energy Costs in Your Building by DIANE Publishing Company (1983)
"In a ceiling downlight fixture, as much as 50% or more of the light from a flood lamp may be trapped in the fixture if the lamp is deeply recessed. ..."

7. On Building a Theatre: Stage Construction and Equipment for Small Theatres by Irving Pichel (1920)
"... flood lamp. For such small stages, the principal consideration always should be centralized control, and it cannot be got with the arc light. ..."

8. The Book of Modern Marvels edited by Waldemar Kaempffert (1917)
"... candlepower in the center of the beam, when user flood-lamp, and as high as five hundred thousand candlepower when they are employed as a searchlight. ..."

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