alcohol lamp
1Lamp — (l[a^]mp), n. [F. lampe, L. lampas, adis, fr. Gr. ?, ?, torch, fr. ? to give light, to shine. Cf. {Lampad}, {Lantern}.] 1. A light producing vessel, device, instrument or apparatus; formerly referring especially to a vessel with a wick used for… …
2Lamp burner — Lamp Lamp (l[a^]mp), n. [F. lampe, L. lampas, adis, fr. Gr. ?, ?, torch, fr. ? to give light, to shine. Cf. {Lampad}, {Lantern}.] 1. A light producing vessel, device, instrument or apparatus; formerly referring especially to a vessel with a wick… …
3Lamp fount — Lamp Lamp (l[a^]mp), n. [F. lampe, L. lampas, adis, fr. Gr. ?, ?, torch, fr. ? to give light, to shine. Cf. {Lampad}, {Lantern}.] 1. A light producing vessel, device, instrument or apparatus; formerly referring especially to a vessel with a wick… …
4Lamp jack — Lamp Lamp (l[a^]mp), n. [F. lampe, L. lampas, adis, fr. Gr. ?, ?, torch, fr. ? to give light, to shine. Cf. {Lampad}, {Lantern}.] 1. A light producing vessel, device, instrument or apparatus; formerly referring especially to a vessel with a wick… …
5Lamp shade — Lamp Lamp (l[a^]mp), n. [F. lampe, L. lampas, adis, fr. Gr. ?, ?, torch, fr. ? to give light, to shine. Cf. {Lampad}, {Lantern}.] 1. A light producing vessel, device, instrument or apparatus; formerly referring especially to a vessel with a wick… …
6Lamp shell — Lamp Lamp (l[a^]mp), n. [F. lampe, L. lampas, adis, fr. Gr. ?, ?, torch, fr. ? to give light, to shine. Cf. {Lampad}, {Lantern}.] 1. A light producing vessel, device, instrument or apparatus; formerly referring especially to a vessel with a wick… …
7lamp — [lamp] n. [ME lampe < OFr < VL lampade < L lampas (gen. lampadis) < Gr < lampein, to shine < IE base * lap > Latvian lāpa, torch] 1. a container with a wick for burning oil, alcohol, etc. to produce light or heat: the wick is …
8lamp — Illuminating device; source of light. SEE ALSO: light. annealing l. an alcohol l. with a soot free flame used in dentistry to drive off the protective NH3 gas coating from the surface of cohesive gold foil. Edridge Green l. a lantern used to …
9lamp — /læmp / (say lamp) noun 1. any of various devices for using an illuminant, as gas or electricity, or for heating, as by burning alcohol. 2. a vessel for containing a flammable liquid, as oil, which is burnt at a wick as a means of illumination. 3 …
10annealing lamp — an alcohol lamp for heating and purifying gold foil to be used for filling tooth cavities …
