<P> A pendant light, sometimes called a drop or suspender, is a lone light fixture that hangs from the ceiling usually suspended by a cord, chain, or metal rod . Pendant lights are often used in multiples, hung in a straight line over kitchen countertops and dinette sets or sometimes in bathrooms . Pendants come in a huge variety of sizes and vary in materials from metal to glass or concrete and plastic . Many modern pendants are energy - saving low voltage models and some use halogen or fluorescent bulbs . </P> <P> A billiard or island light is a longer pendant fixture, usually with long fluorescent or multiple incandescent bulbs, used over kitchen islands and billiard tables . They are sometimes considered a type of chandelier . </P>

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