desk lamp

  • 11banker's lamp — noun A distinctive type of desk lamp, usually with a solid ornate base and a single stem leading to a horizontal (usually green) cover …

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  • 12student lamp — noun a reading lamp with a flexible neck; used on a desk • Hypernyms: ↑reading lamp * * * noun : an adjustable desk reading lamp with a tubular shaft, one or two arms to support a shaded light, and an oil reservoir; also : a similar electric lamp …

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  • 13Lap desk — The lap desk is both an antique and modern form.Antique lap deskAs an antique the lap desk is a smaller variant of the writing slope. It is also called a writing box or a writing cabinet. In certain instances it is known as a portable desk, a… …

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  • 14Carrel desk — A carrel desk is a small desk (usually) featuring high sides meant to visually isolate its user from any surroundings either partially or totally. They were a predecessor to the more recent cubicle desk. Description Carrel desks are most often… …

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  • 15Anglepoise lamp — designer George Carwardine.Carwardine was a motor car designer who applied his engineering skill to build a lamp which mimicked the joints of the human arm. The joints and spring tension allow the lamp to be placed in a wide range of positions… …

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  • 16reading lamp — reading lamps N COUNT A reading lamp is a small lamp that you keep on a desk or table. You can move part of it in order to direct the light to where you need it for reading …

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  • 17student lamp — noun Date: 1852 a desk reading lamp with a tubular shaft, one or two arms for a shaded light, and originally an oil reservoir …

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  • 18Touch-sensitive lamp — A touch sensitive lamp is one that is activated by human touch rather than a flip, pushbutton, or other mechanical switch. These lamps are popular as desk and nightstand lamps. They act on the principle of body capacitance.ee also*Touch… …

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  • 19student lamp — ☆ student lamp n. any of various lamps for use on a desk, as one with a gooseneck or, orig., one with a shaded light that can be moved up and down or sideways on a slender pole …

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  • 20Light fixture — This article is about architectural light fixtures. For stage lighting, see Stage lighting instrument. Many various light fixtures A light fixture, light fitting, or luminaire is an electrical device used to create artificial light and/or… …

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