Vocabulary Lesson

[bushmattster]

Is there a term used for everthing collectively south of the head or do you describe this as just battery tube and tail? I hope this is correct place to ask this.

 

[Bigmac_79]

I don't know if there's a proper term, but I generally just refer to it as the 'body'.

 

[TweakMDS]

To me, it's like with (sub)atomic particles. There's usually a name for the whole and a name for the parts when you subdivide.

Flashlight consists of head + body
head consists of emitter, reflector, lens | glass, polarity protection etc
body consists of battery tube + tailcap
tailcap consists of tail switch, housing and spring

and so on.