Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - lamp
Lamp
lamp
n. & v. --n. 1 a device for producing a steady light, esp.: a an electric bulb, and usu. its holder and shade or cover (bedside lamp; bicycle lamp). b an oil-lamp. c a usu. glass holder for a candle. d a gas-jet and mantle. 2 a source of spiritual or intellectual inspiration. 3 poet. the sun, the moon, or a star. 4 a device producing esp. ultraviolet or infrared radiation as a treatment for various complaints. --v. 1 intr. poet. shine. 2 tr. supply with lamps; illuminate. 3 tr. US sl. look at. Phrases and idioms lamp-chimney a glass cylinder enclosing and making a draught for an oil-lamp flame. lamp-holder a device for supporting a lamp, esp. an electric one. lamp standard = LAMPPOST. Derivatives lampless adj. Etymology: ME f. OF lampe f. LL lampada f. accus. of L lampas torch f. Gk
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noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French ~e, from Latin ~as, from Greek, from ~ein to shine; akin to Hittite lapto burn Date: 13th century 1. any of various devices for producing light or sometimes heat: as, a vessel with a wick for burning an inflammable liquid (as oil) to produce light, a glass bulb or tube that emits light produced by electricity (as an incandescent lightbulb or fluorescent ~), a decorative appliance housing a ~ that is usually covered by a shade, a celestial body, a source of intellectual or spiritual illumination, eye 1a ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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