Definition
Plural of cecil, a type of camera obscura device or a light used in theatrical productions.
Etymology
From Cecil, likely named after an inventor or innovator; the term emerged in theatrical and photographic contexts during the 19th-20th centuries as a specialized technical device.
Kelly Says
The word 'cecil' became so associated with a specific theatrical lighting tool that it became genericized—similar to how 'kleenex' describes any tissue. Theater professionals just called any similar light a 'cecil' regardless of the actual maker.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ሰሰሊስ (Seselihis)
se-se-li-his
ARالعربية
سيسيلز (Sīsīlzu)
see-see-lezz
BNবাংলা
সেসিলস (Sesils)
seh-sihl-s
CSČeština
Cecils
SEH-sihls
DEDeutsch
Cecils
SEH-sihls
ELΕλληνικά
Σεσιλς (Sesils)
se-si-ls
ESEspañol
Cecils
SEH-seels
FAفارسی
سسلس (Sissals)
si-ss-als
FRFrançais
Cecils
se-seel
GUGU
સેસિલ્સ (Sesils)
se-si-ls
HEעברית
סיסילס (Sisils)
si-si-ls
HIहिन्दी
सेसिल्स (Sesils)
seh-sihl-s
HUMagyar
Cecils
SEH-sihls
IDBahasa Indonesia
Cecils
se-si-ls
ITItaliano
Cecils
SEH-seels
JA日本語
セシリス (Seshirisu)
se-shi-ri-su
KKKK
Сесилс (Sesils)
se-si-ls
KMKM
សេស៊ីល (Sesil)
se-si-l
KO한국어
세실스 (Sesiseuseu)
se-si-seu-seu
MRMR
सेसिल्स (Sesils)
seh-sihl-s
MSBahasa Melayu
Cecils
se-si-ls
MYမြန်မာ
စီစီလစ် (See-see-lit)
se-e-si-lit
NLNederlands
Cecils
se-si-ls
PAPA
ਸੇਸਿਲਸ (Sesils)
seh-sihl-s
PTPortuguês
Cecils
seh-seels
RORomână
Cecils
SEH-sihls
RUРусский
Сесилы (Sesily)
se-si-ly
SVSvenska
Cecils
SEH-sihls
SWKiswahili
Cecils
se-si-ls
TAதமிழ்
செசில்கள் (Sesilkkāḷ)
se-si-l-ka-ḷ
TEతెలుగు
సెసిల్స్ (Sesils)
se-si-ls
THไทย
เซซิลส์ (Sesils)
se-si-ls
UKУкраїнська
Сесили (Sesily)
se-si-ly
URاردو
سسلس (Sissals)
si-ss-als
VITiếng Việt
Cecils
se-si-ls
ZH中文
塞西尔斯 (Sàixī'ěrs)
sai-si-er-s