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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.
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     [AE]olipile 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 (Zo["o]l.), 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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  fluorescent lamp
       n : lamp consisting of a tube coated on the inside with a
           fluorescent material; mercury vapor in the tube emits
           ultraviolet radiation that is converted to visible
           radiation by the fluorescent material

  fluorescent lamp
     n.
     A gas-discharge lamp that uses fluorescence to produce visible
  light.

  fluorescent lamp
     n.
     A gas-discharge lamp that uses fluorescence to produce visible
  light.

  fluorescent lamp
     n.
     A gas-discharge lamp that uses fluorescence to produce visible
  light.

  fluorescent lamp
     n.
     A gas-discharge lamp that uses fluorescence to produce visible
  light.

  fluorescent lamp
     Englanti n.
     loistelamppu

  fluorescent lamp /flʊəɹˈɛsənt lˈamp/ 
  zářivka

  fluorescent lamp /flʊəɹˈɛsənt lˈamp/ 
  fluorescenční lampa

  fluorescent lamp /flʊəɹˈɛsənt lˈamp/
  Leuchtstofflampe , Neonlampe 
   see: fluorescent lamps
  

  fluorescent lamp /flʊəɹˈɛsənt lˈamp/ 
  loisteputki, loisteputkilamppu, loistelamppu
  gas-discharge lamp

  fluorescent lamp /flʊəɹˈɛsənt lˈamp/ 
  蛍光灯
  gas-discharge lamp

  fluorescent lamp /flʊəɹˈɛsənt lˈamp/ 
  lysrør, lysstoffrør
  gas-discharge lamp

  fluorescent lamp /flʊəɹˈɛsənt lˈamp/ 
  lysrör, lysrörslampa
  gas-discharge lamp