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lamp definition

lamp (lamp)

noun

  1. a container with a wick for burning oil, alcohol, etc. to produce light or heat: the wick is often enclosed in a glass tube or chimney, to protect the flame
  2. any of various devices for producing light or heat, as an electric light bulb or a gas jet
  3. a holder, stand, or base for such a device
  4. a source of knowledge, wisdom, or spiritual strength
  5. Old Poet. the sun, moon, a star, etc.
  6. Slang the eyes

Etymology: ME lampe < OFr < VL lampade < L lampas (gen. lampadis) < Gr < lampein, to shine < IE base *lap- > Latvian lāpa, torch

transitive verb

☆ Slang to look at

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lamp Synonyms

lamp

n.

light, lantern, torch, light bulb; see light 3.

Types and forms of lamps include: wick, oil, gas, electric, sun, hanging, bracket, portable, table, standing, floor, torchiere, halogen, bridge, safety, miner's, street, arc, incandescent, vapor, gasoline, temple, domestic, terra cotta, clay, pottery, vase, bronze, brass, iron, glass, night, gooseneck, chandelier, gaselier, lantern, torch.


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lamp Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • bask: Will I need to use a heat mat or is a basking lamp enough to provide heat.

Converse of subject

  • illuminate: So the author might just be describing an image illuminated by the seven lamps.

Adjective modifier

  • fluorescent: Plus, the fluorescent lamps are cheaper to run than filament bulbs.

Modifies a noun

  • shade: Some hold mirrors, some hang from the ceiling and provide lamp shades and some even grace the toilets.

Noun used with modifier

  • halogen: The light source was a halogen lamp used in the dental clinic, emitting mainly in the blue part of the spectrum.

Possessives

  • miner: He has carried home his miner's lamp to prepare it for the next day's work.
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lamp quotes

Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.

-Bible (Old Testament)

And all small fowlys singis on the spray: Welcum the lord of lycht and lamp of day.

-Douglas, Gavin

Soul of my lie, and fame! Eternal lamp of love! whose radiant flame Out-glares the Heav'ns Osiris; and thy gleams Out-shine the splendour of his mid-day beams.

-Herrick, Robert

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