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overillumination

noun

Etymology

From over- + illumination.

  1. derived from illumino
  2. derived from illuminatio
  3. borrowed from illumination
  4. prefixed as overillumination — “over + illumination”

Definitions

  1. Excess light supplied beyond the amount required for a given task.

  2. Wasted light through illumination of an unoccupied space, creating energy wastage.

  3. Excessive or annoying light producing glare, annoyance and adverse health effects.

    • The building's architect failed to account for natural light availability and specified more lighting fixtures than needed, resulting in over-illumination and leading to increased headache incidence for some building occupants.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA