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japan

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A loose term for hard resinous varnishes that are either mixed with paints to achieve an opaque gloss, or they're cheap enamel paints, most often black and used to decorate articles made with sheet ...

abacus

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In architecture, a flat slab on top of a capital, beneath an architrave. Also called an impost block.

pendant

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During the Art Nouveau and Art Déco period, a pendant was also known as a single, suspended light source (usually gas or electricity). The word indeed means something else: a loose-hanging piece of ...

candle power

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Also known as: candlepower or bougie. It can be abbreviated as cp. A unit for measuring the quantity of light. It expresses levels of light intensity in terms of the light emitted by a candle of ...

candelabrum

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Also known as branched candlestick, candle tree or candélabre. A support for more than one candle. Plural: candelabrums or candelabra.

electrolier

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Lit. a cluster of, or chandelier for, electric lamps. The word has become something of an anachronism and is not in general use in English today.

lighting engineer

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It is the member of a profession based on the science of light (photometry) and its relationship to interior design. A lighting engineer is also can also be responsible for lighting in gigs and/or ...