01 n. A thin plate or lamina.
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A thin plate or lamina.[Obs.]
Entry
5 senses · 2 variants
Webster, 1913
Lamp
/(lămp)/
· IPA /ˈlæ̝mp/
02 n. A light-producing vessel, instrument, or apparatus;
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A light-producing vessel, instrument, or apparatus;
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Figuratively, anything which enlightens intellectually or morally; anything regarded metaphorically a performing the uses of a lamp.“Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.” — Ps. cxix. 105.“Ages elapsed ere Homer's lamp appeared.” — Cowper.
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A device or mechanism for producing light by electricity. See Incandescent lamp, under Incandescent.(Elec.) See: Incandescent
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A device that emits radiant energy in the form of heat, infrared, or ultraviolet rays; as, a heat lamp.
Phrases & compounds
Aeolipile lamp —
a hollow ball of copper containing alcohol which is converted into vapor by a lamp beneath, so as to make a powerful blowpipe flame when the vapor is ignited.
Arc lamp —
a form of lamp in which the voltaic arc is used as the source of light.
Dëbereiner's lamp —
an apparatus for the instantaneous production of a flame by the spontaneous ignition of a jet of hydrogen on being led over platinum sponge; -- named after the German chemist Döbereiner, who invented it. Called also philosopher's lamp.
Flameless lamp —
an aphlogistic lamp.
Lamp burner —
the part of a lamp where the wick is exposed and ignited.
Lamp fount —
a reservoir for oil, in a lamp.
Lamp shade —
a screen, as of paper, glass, or tin, for softening or obstructing the light of a lamp.
Lamp shell —
any brachiopod shell of the genus Terebratula and allied genera. The name refers to the shape, which is like that of an antique lamp. See Terebratula.
Safety lamp —
a miner's lamp in which the flame is surrounded by fine wire gauze, preventing the kindling of dangerous explosive gases; -- called also, from Sir Humphry Davy the inventor, Davy lamp.
To smell of the lamp —
to bear marks of great study and labor, as a literary composition.