Dictionary Definition
lamp
Noun
1 an artificial source of visible
illumination
2 a piece of furniture holding one or more
electric light bulbs
User Contributed Dictionary
Pronunciation
- /læmp/ /l
Extensive Definition
Lamp 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 illumination and signal lamps are described in the Lantern article.
- Safety lamp or Davy lamp, used in mining
- LAMP, an acronym with various meanings
Electric lamp
Lamp (electrical component) is a replaceable component that produces light.Such as:- Arc lamp
- Fluorescent lamp
- Gas discharge lamp
- Incandescent light bulb, also known as an incandescent lamp
See also
- Lampadarius, also for liturgical uses of lamps.
- Stage lighting instruments, a general term for a variety of light sources used for theater and television production.
References
lamp in Bulgarian:
Лампа
lamp in Dutch:
Lamp
lamp in Russian:
Лампа
lamp in Finnish:
Lamppu
lamp in Ukrainian:
Лампа
lamp in Samogitian:
Lėmpa
Synonyms, Antonyms 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, electric-discharge lamp, eye, filament lamp, fire, flame, flame lamp, flash lamp,
flashbulb, flasher, flashgun, flashlight, flood lamp,
floodlight, floor
lamp, focus lamp, gas lamp, gaslight, glim, head lamp, headlight, high-intensity
lamp, illuminant,
illuminator,
incandescent body, infrared lamp, klieg light, lampion, lamplet, lantern, light, light bulb, light source,
limelight, luminant, luminary, magic lantern,
magnetite arc lamp, match,
mercury lamp, mercury-arc lamp, moderator lamp, moon, navigation light, neon light,
neon tube, night light, ocular, oculus, oil lamp, osmium lamp,
peeper, photoflash lamp,
pilot light, rushlight, safety lamp,
searchlight,
sidelight, source of
light, spot, spotlight, stars, stop light, strobe, strobotron, sun, sun lamp, sun spot, table lamp,
taper, torch, winker