1
a
: any of various devices for producing light or sometimes heat: such as
(1)
: a vessel with a wick for burning an inflammable liquid (such as oil) to produce light
(2)
: a glass bulb or tube that emits light produced by electricity (such as an incandescent light bulb or fluorescent lamp)
b
: a decorative appliance housing a lamp that is usually covered by a shade
2
: a celestial body
3
: a source of intellectual or spiritual illumination
4
: eye sense 1a
—usually used in plural
Examples of lamp in a Sentence
I didn't realize it had gotten so dark in the room until my wife came in and turned on the lamp, momentarily blinding me.
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The street lamps of the town below now came into view and the floodlit lots of its closed shops.
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Greg Jackson, The New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2024
Other details continue the embrace of color like the orange-and-white tiles in the kitchen, the wallpaper with a Roy Lichtenstein look in the children’s bathroom, and the lamps with warm gradients found in the principal bathroom.
—Marta Sader, Architectural Digest, 2 Nov. 2024
The whole family would gather around the lamp at night.
—Graham Averill, Outside Online, 31 Oct. 2024
Held along the river Saryu, the event saw thousands of volunteers illuminate the city in a captivating display that stretched across almost one mile, setting a new Guinness World Record and surpassing last year's total of 2.2 million lamps.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
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Greg Jackson, The New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2024
Other details continue the embrace of color like the orange-and-white tiles in the kitchen, the wallpaper with a Roy Lichtenstein look in the children’s bathroom, and the lamps with warm gradients found in the principal bathroom.
—Marta Sader, Architectural Digest, 2 Nov. 2024
The whole family would gather around the lamp at night.
—Graham Averill, Outside Online, 31 Oct. 2024
Held along the river Saryu, the event saw thousands of volunteers illuminate the city in a captivating display that stretched across almost one mile, setting a new Guinness World Record and surpassing last year's total of 2.2 million lamps.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
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“Lamp.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lamp. Accessed 19 Nov. 2024.
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lamp
noun
: a device for producing light or heat
Medical Definition
lamp
noun
: any of various devices for producing light or heat see kromayer lamp, slit lamp
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