lamp (noun)
1lamp — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ bedside, desk, floor, overhead (AmE), reading, standard (BrE), standing (AmE), table ▪ electric …
2lamp — ► NOUN 1) an electric, oil, or gas device for giving light. 2) an electrical device producing ultraviolet or other radiation, especially for therapeutic purposes. ORIGIN Greek lampas torch …
3lamp — /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 …
4lamp — noun we had plenty of illumination from our lamps Syn: light, lantern; floor lamp, table lamp, bedside lamp, banker s lamp, gooseneck lamp; chandelier; candelabra; trademark Tiffany lamp; floodlight, spotlight, strobe light, arc lamp; fluorescent …
5lamp shell — noun marine animal with bivalve shell having a pair of arms bearing tentacles for capturing food; found worldwide • Syn: ↑brachiopod, ↑lampshell • Hypernyms: ↑invertebrate • Member Holonyms: ↑Brachiopoda, ↑phylum Brachiopoda …
6lamp — noun (C) 1 an object that produces light by using electricity, oil, or gas: a table lamp see also: headlamp, standard lamp, streetlamp, safety lamp 2 a piece of electrical equipment used to provide a special kind of heat, especially as medical… …
7lamp — [ læmp ] noun count ** 1. ) an electric light, especially a small one, that stands on a table or desk: Use a desk lamp when you study. a ) an oil or gas light, especially a small one, that you can carry: an oil lamp 2. ) a piece of equipment that …
8lamp chimney — noun a glass flue surrounding the wick of an oil lamp (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑chimney • Hypernyms: ↑flue • Part Holonyms: ↑oil lamp, ↑kerosene lamp, ↑kerosine lamp …
9lamp-glass — lamp chimney or lampˈ glass noun A glass funnel placed round the flame of a lamp • • • Main Entry: ↑lamp …
10lamp-standard — lampˈpost or lampˈ standard noun The pillar supporting a street lamp • • • Main Entry: ↑lamp …
