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- [lamp]
- /læmp/
- /læmp/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [lamp]
- /læmp/
Definitions of lamp word
- noun lamp any of various devices furnishing artificial light, as by electricity or gas. Compare fluorescent lamp, incandescent lamp. 1
- noun lamp a container for an inflammable liquid, as oil, which is burned at a wick as a means of illumination. 1
- noun lamp a source of intellectual or spiritual light: the lamp of learning. 1
- noun lamp any of various devices furnishing heat, ultraviolet, or other radiation: an infrared lamp. 1
- noun lamp a celestial body that gives off light, as the moon or a star. 1
- noun lamp a torch. 1
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Origin of lamp
First appearance:
before 1150 One of the 7% oldest English words
1150-1200; Middle English lampe < Old French < Late Latin lampada, for Latin lampas (stem lampad-) < Greek lampás lamp; akin to lámpē torch, lamp, lámpein to shine
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Parts of speech for Lamp
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
lamp popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
lamp usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for lamp
noun lamp
- light — a light product, as a beer or cigarette.
- beacon — A beacon is a light or a fire, usually on a hill or tower, which acts as a signal or a warning.
- torch — a light to be carried in the hand, consisting of some combustible substance, as resinous wood, or of twisted flax or the like soaked with tallow or other flammable substance, ignited at the upper end.
- flashlight — Also called, especially British, torch. a small, portable electric lamp powered by dry batteries, LEDs, or a tiny generator.
- searchlight — a device, usually consisting of a light and reflector, for throwing a beam of light in any direction.
verb lamp
- ru — (networking) The country code for the Russian Federation.
- gaze — stare
- size up — the spatial dimensions, proportions, magnitude, or bulk of anything: the size of a farm; the size of the fish you caught.
- goggle — goggles. large spectacles equipped with special lenses, protective rims, etc., to prevent injury to the eyes from strong wind, flying objects, blinding light, etc. spectacles designed for a special purpose, as night-vision or stereoscopic goggles. Informal. glasses, or eyeglasses: I can't see a thing without my goggles. Synonyms: specs, shades.
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