headlamp

head·lamp

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [hed-lamp]
- /ˈhɛdˌlæmp/
- /ˈhed.laɪt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hed-lamp]
- /ˈhɛdˌlæmp/

Definitions of headlamp word

abbreviation HEADLAMP headlight. 1
noun headlamp An individual headlight, particularly of a motor vehicle. 1
noun headlamp light at front of a vehicle 1
countable noun headlamp A headlamp is the same as a headlight. 0
abbreviation HEADLAMP headlight 0
noun headlamp A headlamp is a lamp on the front of a vehicle which provides light ahead of it. 0

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Origin of headlamp

First appearance:

before 1880

One of the 23% newest English words

First recorded in 1880-85

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Headlamp

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Headlamp

headlamp popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

headlamp usage trend in Literature

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