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Headlamp vs Headlighting - What's the difference?

headlamp | headlighting |

As nouns the difference between headlamp and headlighting

is that headlamp is an individual headlight, particularly of a motor vehicle while headlighting is the lighting associated with a headlight.

headlamp

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • An individual headlight, particularly of a motor vehicle.
  • * 1940 , Ralph A. Richardson, Optics and Wheels , , p. 13
  • The automobile headlamp uses either a parabolic reflector or a slight modification of it to obtain a concentrated light beam.
  • A flashlight worn on head.
  • headlighting

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The lighting associated with a headlight.
  • * 1940 , Ralph A. Richardson, Optics and Wheels , , p. 13
  • Fortunately, reflectors can be polished or replaced if found defective, thereby considerably improving the efficiency of headlighting on older cars.