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  • 21Lamp — may refer to one of the following :* An oil lamp, the original use of the term * Lamp (fixture), a light fixture (luminaire) such as a table lamp or reading lamp * Signal lamp, a device used for communication between ships *Fuel burning… …

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  • 22incandescent bulb — incandescent lamp or incandescent bulb, a lamp containing a material that gives light by incandescence, especially an electric lamp with a filament of very fine wire that becomes white hot and gives off light when current flows through it; light… …

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  • 23electric light bulb — electric light bulb, = incandescent lamp. (Cf. ↑incandescent lamp) …

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  • 24Incandescent light bulb — The incandescent light bulb, incandescent lamp or incandescent light globe is a source of electric light that works by incandescence, (a general term for heat driven light emissions which includes the simple case of black body radiation). An… …

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  • 25lamp — 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… …

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  • 26Lamp (electrical component) — A lamp is a replaceable component such as an incandescent light bulb, which is designed to produce light from electricity. These components usually have a base of ceramic, metal, glass or plastic, which makes an electrical connection in the… …

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  • 27electric lamp — noun a lamp powered by electricity • Hypernyms: ↑lamp • Hyponyms: ↑arc lamp, ↑arc light, ↑electric discharge lamp, ↑gas discharge lamp, ↑flashlight, ↑torch, ↑ …

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  • 28lamp — Synonyms and related words: Chinese lantern, Finsen light, Moore light, arc light, battery lamp, broadside, candle, candlelight, cresset, dark lantern, electric candle, electric lamp, electric light bulb, electric torch, electric arc lamp,… …

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  • 29incandescent light — Tungsten lamp Tung sten lamp An electric glow lamp having filaments of metallic tungsten, and contained in a glass bulb which is evacuated or has an inert gas, to avoid oxidation of the tungsten; a common form of light bulb. Such lamps, owing to… …

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  • 30Incandescent light bulbs, including regular or energy-efficient light bulbs —   An incandescent bulb is a type of electric light in which light is produced by a filament heated by electric current. The most common example is the type you find in most table and floor lamps. In commercial buildings, incandescent lights are… …

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