English term
Fixtures
PRO (2): Robert Donahue (X), RHELLER
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hardware surrounding the bulb
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Note added at 24 mins (2005-02-14 19:23:05 GMT)
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see photo - please notice that the BULB is missing
http://www.hammerzone.com/archives/elect/fixture/lighting/in...
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Note added at 6 hrs 12 mins (2005-02-15 01:11:20 GMT)
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Fixture Types
Fixtures are described by their mounting and lighting qualities. Types include chandeliers and lanterns, diffusing and shaded pendants, wall-mounted lighting, close-to-ceiling fixtures, outdoor fixtures, portables and ceiling fans.
http://www.lampsplus.com/htmls/help/glossary/f.asp
Electrical fittings, fixtures and components for commercial, industrial and residential application including lighting, cabling, switch gear, tools, testing ...
www.gfegroup.com/contact-us.htm
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George Thomson
: this is surely called the bulb or lamp fitting
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Dear George, you surely need to check out references before disagreeing with me - those are the kudoz rules!
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Rania KH
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thanks Rania!
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juvera
: Rita, "fixture" applies to a lot of things, but it can be defined, and it is not necessarily the hardware surrounding the bulb, which may or may not be a fixture. What do light fittings refer to?
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in the U.S. light fixtures always refer to the hardware housing a bulb; see my added refs
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Robert Donahue (X)
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thanks Rob :-)
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jennifer newsome (X)
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thanks!
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appendages, apparatus, or appliances
accessories, pieces
Native in: Slovak
Works in: English to Slovak, English to Czech, Slovak to English, and 2 more.
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or an item of movable property incorporated into real property
...so in your text the fixture is the light , any kind (lamp, ceilling light, track light .....
other fixtures in house are towel bars, blinds.....
....you do not need to change the word, just tranlate as it is.
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juvera
: But be careful with lamps. In the question, they are the sort one would leave behind when moving, so yes, they are fixtures. A hanging lamp, suitable to fix anywhere would be called a fitting. As you said, there are other fixtures, bath, doors, handles..
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Thanks, juvera. Yes, that is what I meant, lamps over the mirror in bathrooms...not lamps standing on floor or on corner tables and etc.
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