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1lamp — lampless, adj. /lamp/, n. 1. any of various devices furnishing artificial light, as by electricity or gas. Cf. fluorescent lamp, incandescent lamp. 2. a container for an inflammable liquid, as oil, which is burned at a wick as a means of… …
2Tanning lamp — Tanning lamps (sometimes called tanning bulbs in the United States or tanning tubes in Europe) are the part of a tanning bed, booth or other tanning device which produces ultraviolet light responsible for tanning. While there are literally… …
3ḤANUKKAH LAMP — (also known as ḥanukkiyyah and Ḥanukkah menorah). The central ritual of the eight day Festival of Ḥanukkah is the kindling of a lamp that has receptacles for eight lights, one for each night. A ninth receptacle, called the servitor or shammash,… …
4Electrodeless lamp — In contrast with all other electrical lamps that use electrical connections through the lamp envelope to transfer power to the lamp, in electrodeless lamps the power needed to generate light is transferred from the outside of the lamp envelope by …
5Opium lamp — Opium vaporization paraphernalia: An opium pipe, an opium lamp, spare pipe bowls, and other implements lie arranged on a layout tray; a second opium pipe rests nearby. An opium lamp is an oil lamp designed specifically to facilitate the… …
6Virginia Lamp Thomas — Infobox Person name = Virginia Lamp Thomas residence = Virginia other names = Ginni imagesize = 194px caption = Virginia Lamp Thomas looks on as her husband Clarence is sworn in as Supreme Court Justice birth name = birth date = birth place = USA …
7focus lamp — noun 1. : an incandescent lamp having a filament coiled or crumpled into a spiral or zigzag form so that the light, being concentrated in a small space, can be brought into the focus of a lens or mirror 2. : an arc lamp with feeding mechanism so… …
8Nernst lamp — noun A type of incandescent lamp using a ceramic rod, used as a source of infrared radiation. Chick Counterfly had already brought out of its storage locker a peculiar looking optical contraption of prisms, lenses, Nernst lamps, and adjustment… …
9Heliograph — A Heliograph (from the Greek helios (Lang el| Ἥλιος), meaning sun , and (γραφειν) = write) is a wireless solar telegraph that signals using Morse code flashes of sunlight reflected by a mirror. The flashes are produced by momentarily pivoting the …
10Phos Hilaron — (polytonic|Φῶς Ἱλαρόν) is an ancient Christian hymn originally written in New Testament Greek. The hymn is known in English as Hail Gladdening Light or O Resplendent Light . It is the earliest known Christian hymn recorded outside of the Bible… …
