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- US Pronunciation
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- [lamp]
- /læmp/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [lamp]
- /læmp/
Definitions of lamping word
- noun lamping a source of intellectual or spiritual light: the lamp of learning. 2
- noun lamping any of various devices furnishing artificial light, as by electricity or gas. Compare fluorescent lamp, incandescent lamp. 1
- noun lamping a container for an inflammable liquid, as oil, which is burned at a wick as a means of illumination. 1
- noun lamping any of various devices furnishing heat, ultraviolet, or other radiation: an infrared lamp. 1
- noun lamping a celestial body that gives off light, as the moon or a star. 1
- noun lamping a torch. 1
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Origin of lamping
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 Lamping
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
lamping 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.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
lamping usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for lamping
verb lamping
- rubberneck — to look about or stare with great curiosity, as by craning the neck or turning the head.
- glare — a bright, smooth surface, as of ice.
- gape — to stare with open mouth, as in wonder.
- pin — Personal Identification Number
- see — to perceive with the eyes; look at.
Antonyms for lamping
verb lamping
- ignore — to refrain from noticing or recognizing: to ignore insulting remarks.
- abhor — If you abhor something, you hate it very much, especially for moral reasons.
- despise — If you despise something or someone, you dislike them and have a very low opinion of them.
- dislike — to regard with displeasure, antipathy, or aversion: I dislike working. I dislike oysters.
- hate — to dislike intensely or passionately; feel extreme aversion for or extreme hostility toward; detest: to hate the enemy; to hate bigotry.
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