rooflight
Glass in roof
A rooflight is a window set into a roof, allowing natural light into the space below.
The term is more common in British English; Americans typically say skylight.
Rooflights range from simple fixed panes to elaborate structures that open for ventilation: The attic was transformed by installing two large rooflights.
Elevated fenestrated church wall
- lanternEnclosed portable light
- cupolaSmall rooftop dome
- domeRounded vault forming roof
- oculusRound architectural opening
hatch · aperture · opening · panes · glazing · frame · flashing · fenestra
Secure storage chamber
- trussLoad-bearing beam arrangement
- gableTriangular wall portion
- eavesProjecting roof edges
- ridgeNarrow raised strip
joist · rafter · purlin · fascia · soffit · mansard · hipped · pitched
Shaft of daylight
- sunshineDirect rays from above
- dawnDay's first glow
- sunriseMorning light's arrival
- sunsetDay yielding to darkness
twilight · glare · beam · bask · daylighting
Transparent solid from sand
- paneSheet of glass
- double-glazedHaving two glass layers
- temperedStrengthened through heat treatment
- laminatedBonded between protective layers
polycarbonate · acrylic · tinted · frosted · self-cleaning
clerestory
Elevated fenestrated church wall
oculus · hatch · aperture · opening · panes · glazing · frame · flashing · fenestra · porthole
vault
Secure storage chamber
ridge · joist · rafter · purlin · fascia · soffit · mansard · hipped · pitched · membrane
sunbeam
Shaft of daylight
glass
Transparent solid from sand
- paneSheet of glass
- double-glazedHaving two glass layers
- temperedStrengthened through heat treatment
laminated · polycarbonate · acrylic · tinted · frosted · self-cleaning
brightness
Degree of light emitted
- glowSteady, soft light
- radianceGlowing luminous quality
- luminosityIntrinsic brightness of source
gleam · shimmer · diffusion · ambient · wash · flood · filtered · dappled