lamp
[ lamp ]
/ læmp /
noun
verb (used with object)
Slang.
to look at; eye.
Idioms for lamp
smell of the lamp,
to give evidence of laborious study or effort: His dissertation smells of the lamp.
Origin of lamp
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
OTHER WORDS FROM lamp
lamp·less, adjectiveWords nearby lamp
Example sentences from the Web for lamp
British Dictionary definitions for lamp
lamp
/ (læmp) /
noun
- any of a number of devices that produce illuminationan electric lamp; a gas lamp; an oil lamp
- (in combination)lampshade
a device for holding one or more electric light bulbs
a table lamp
a vessel in which a liquid fuel is burned to supply illumination
any of a variety of devices that produce radiation, esp for therapeutic purposes
an ultraviolet lamp
Word Origin for lamp
C13
lampe, via Old French from Latin
lampas, from Greek, from
lampein to shine
Medical definitions for lamp
lamp
[ lămp ]
n.
A device that generates light, heat, or therapeutic radiation.