Definitions for lamplæmp
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
lamplæmp(n.)
any of various devices furnishing artificial light, as by electricity or gas.
Category: Electricity and Magnetism
a container for burning an inflammable liquid, as oil, at a wick for illumination.
a source of intellectual or spiritual light:
the lamp of learning.
any of various devices furnishing heat, ultraviolet, or other radiation:
an infrared lamp.
Category: Electricity and Magnetism
a celestial body that gives off light.
lamps,Slang. the eyes.
Category: Status (usage)
Origin of lamp:
1150–1200; ME lampe < OF < LL lampada, for L lampas, s. lampad- < Gk lampás lamp
Princeton's WordNet
lamp(noun)
an artificial source of visible illumination
lamp(noun)
a piece of furniture holding one or more electric light bulbs
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
lamp(noun)æmp
a small electric light
a lamp to read by
Wiktionary
lamp(Noun)
A device that generates heat, light or other radiation
lamp(Noun)
A device containing oil, burnt through a wick for illumination
lamp(Noun)
A piece of furniture holding one or more electric light sockets.
lamp(Verb)
to hit, clout, belt, wallop
lamp(Verb)
to hunt at night using a lamp; see lamping
lamp(Verb)
to hang out or chill; to do nothing in particular
Webster Dictionary
Lamp(noun)
a thin plate or lamina
Lamp(noun)
a light-producing vessel, instrument or apparatus; especially, a vessel with a wick used for the combustion of oil or other inflammable liquid, for the purpose of producing artificial light
Lamp(noun)
figuratively, anything which enlightens intellectually or morally; anything regarded metaphorically a performing the uses of a lamp
Lamp(noun)
a device or mechanism for producing light by electricity. See Incandescent lamp, under Incandescent
The Foolish Dictionary, by Gideon Wurdz
LAMP
A light. LAMPONED To be lighted on.
Translations for lamp
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- lampAfrikaans
- مِصْباحArabic
- лампаBulgarian
- lâmpadaPortuguese (BR)
- lampaCzech
- die LampeGerman
- lampe; -lampeDanish
- λάμπα, γλόμποςGreek
- lámparaSpanish
- lampEstonian
- چراغFarsi
- lamppuFinnish
- lampeFrench
- מְנוֹרָהHebrew
- चिराग, दीपक, बत्तीHindi
- svjetiljkaCroatian
- lámpaHungarian
- lampuIndonesian
- lampi; götuljósIcelandic
- lampada; lampioneItalian
- ランプJapanese
- 등잔, 램프Korean
- lempa,žibintasLithuanian
- lampaLatvian
- lampuMalay
- lampDutch
- lampe, lyktNorwegian
- lampaPolish
- چراغPersian
- څراغPashto
- candeeiroPortuguese
- lampă, felinarRomanian
- лампа; фонарьRussian
- lampaSlovak
- svetilkaSlovenian
- lampaSerbian
- lampa, lyktaSwedish
- โคมไฟThai
- lâmbaTurkish
- 燈Chinese (Trad.)
- лампа, ліхтарUkrainian
- روشنی دینے والا آلہ، چراغ وغیرہUrdu
- bóng đènVietnamese
- 灯Chinese (Simp.)
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