lamp 音标拼音: [l'æmp]
n . 灯
vt . 照亮
灯照亮
lamp 灯
lamp n 1 :
an artificial source of visible illumination 2 :
a piece of furniture holding one or more electric light bulbs Lamp \
Lamp \ (
l [
a ^]
mp ),
n . [
OE . (
with excrescent p ),
fr .
F .
lame ,
L .
lamina .
See {
Lamina }.]
A thin plate or lamina . [
Obs .] --
Chaucer .
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Lamp \
Lamp \ (
l [
a ^]
mp ),
n . [
F .
lampe ,
L .
lampas , -
adis ,
fr .
Gr .
?, ?,
torch ,
fr . ?
to give light ,
to shine .
Cf . {
Lampad },
{
Lantern }.]
1 .
A light -
producing vessel ,
device ,
instrument or apparatus ;
formerly referring especially to a vessel with a wick used for the combustion of oil or other inflammable liquid ,
for the purpose of producing artificial light ;
also ,
a similar device using a gas as the combustible fuel ;
now referring mainly to an electric lamp .
See sense [
3 ].
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2 .
Figuratively ,
anything which enlightens intellectually or morally ;
anything regarded metaphorically a performing the uses of a lamp .
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Thy word is a lamp unto my feet ,
and a light unto my path . --
Ps .
cxix .
105 .
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Ages elapsed ere Homer '
s lamp appeared . --
Cowper .
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3 . (
Elec .)
A device or mechanism for producing light by electricity ,
usually having a glass bulb or tube containing the light -
emitting element .
Most lamps belong to one of two categories ,
the {
Incandescent lamp } (
See under {
Incandescent })
or the {
fluorescent lamp }.
However ,
see also {
arc lamp },
below .
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4 .
A device that emits radiant energy in the form of heat ,
infrared ,
or ultraviolet rays ;
as ,
a heat lamp .
[
PJC ]
{
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 .
--
Weale .
{
Arc lamp } (
Elec .),
a form of lamp in which the voltaic arc is used as the source of light .
{
D ["
e ]
bereiner '
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 D ["
o ]
bereiner ,
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 . --
Knight .
{
Lamp fount },
a reservoir for oil ,
in a lamp .
{
Lamp jack }.
See 2d {
Jack },
n .,
4 (
l ) &
(
n ) .
{
Lamp shade },
a screen ,
as of paper ,
glass ,
or tin ,
for softening or obstructing the light of a lamp .
{
Lamp shell } (
Zool .),
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 .
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86 Moby Thesaurus words for "
lamp ":
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
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