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Task lighting

Index Task lighting

Often task lighting refers to increasing illuminance to better accomplish a specific activity. [1]

13 relations: Balanced-arm lamp, Contrast (vision), Cooking, Dentist, Gooseneck, Illuminance, Light fixture, Medicine, Reading (process), Recessed light, Sewing, Surgery, Torchère.

Balanced-arm lamp

A balanced-arm lamp, sometimes called a floating arm lamp, is a lamp with an adjustable folding arm which is constructed so that the force due to gravity is always counteracted by springs, regardless of the position of the arms of the lamp.

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Contrast (vision)

Contrast is the difference in luminance or colour that makes an object (or its representation in an image or display) distinguishable.

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Cooking

Cooking or cookery is the art, technology, science and craft of preparing food for consumption.

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Dentist

A dentist, also known as a dental surgeon, is a surgeon who specializes in dentistry, the diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of diseases and conditions of the oral cavity.

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Gooseneck

The gooseneck is the swivel connection on a sailboat by which the boom attaches to the mast.

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Illuminance

In photometry, illuminance is the total luminous flux incident on a surface, per unit area.

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Light fixture

A light fixture (US English), light fitting (UK English), or luminaire is an electrical device that contains an electric lamp that provides illumination.

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Medicine

Medicine is the science and practice of the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease.

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Reading (process)

Reading is a complex "cognitive process" of decoding symbols in order to construct or derive meaning (reading comprehension).

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Recessed light

A recessed light or downlight (also pot light in Canadian English, sometimes can light (for canister light) in American English) is a light fixture that is installed into a hollow opening in a ceiling.

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Sewing

Sewing is the craft of fastening or attaching objects using stitches made with a needle and thread.

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Surgery

Surgery (from the χειρουργική cheirourgikē (composed of χείρ, "hand", and ἔργον, "work"), via chirurgiae, meaning "hand work") is a medical specialty that uses operative manual and instrumental techniques on a patient to investigate or treat a pathological condition such as a disease or injury, to help improve bodily function or appearance or to repair unwanted ruptured areas.

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Torchère

A torchère (lampe torchère; also variously spelled "torchèr", "torchière", "torchièr", "torchiere" and "torchier" with various and sundry interpretative pronunciations), or torch lamp, is a lamp with a tall stand of wood or metal.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Task_lighting

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