Definition of skylight in English English dictionary
Diffuse sky radiation—solar radiation reaching the earth's surface after having been scattered from the direct solar beam by molecules or suspensoids in the atmosphere
Skylight is glazing having a slope less than 60 degrees from the horizontal with conditioned space below, except for purposes of complying with Section 151 (f), where a skylight is having a slope not exceeding 4 76 degrees (1: 12) from the horizontal
(sol) A roof opening that is covered with GLAZING and that allows sunlight to enter a house or room F - lucarne S - tragaluz
A transparent or translucent item that is designed to admit light and set over a curbed opening in the roof
A skylight is a window in a roof. a window in the roof of a building. Roof opening covered with translucent or transparent glass or plastic designed to admit daylight. Skylights have found wide application admitting steady, even light in industrial, commercial, and residential buildings, especially those with a northern orientation. Installations range from purely functional daylighting to elaborate aesthetic forms. Flat-roofed buildings may have domed skylights; in others the skylight follows the slope of the roof. Often the skylight, or a portion of it, functions as an operating window to admit air
An opening or roof accessory in a roof or ceiling for admitting light If it bears across a joist, the top chord angles may be unbraced for design considerations
A transparent or translucent item that is designed to admit light to the interior of the structure
A window placed in the roof of a building, in the ceiling of a room, or in the deck of a ship, for the admission of light from above
a roof accessory, set over an opening in the roof, designed to admit light Normally transparent, and mounted on a raised framed curb
A framework over accommodation or engine with glass inserted to admit light and air to the space below
The component of light that is scattered by the atmosphere and consists predominantly of shorter wavelengths of light
Diffuse sky radiation-solar radiation reaching the earths surface after having been scattered from the direct solar beam by molecules or suspensoids in the atmosphere