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From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary : [ easton ]


  Lamp
     (1.) That part of the candle-sticks of the tabernacle and the
     temple which bore the light (Ex. 25:37; 1 Kings 7:49; 2 Chr.
     4:20; 13:11; Zech. 4:2). Their form is not described. Olive oil
     was generally burned in them (Ex. 27:20).
     
       (2.) A torch carried by the soliders of Gideon (Judg. 7:16,
     20). (R.V., "torches.")
     
       (3.) Domestic lamps (A.V., "candles") were in common use among
     the Hebrews (Matt. 5:15; Mark 4:21, etc.).
     
       (4.) Lamps or torches were used in connection with marriage
     ceremonies (Matt. 25:1).
     
       This word is also frequently metaphorically used to denote
     life, welfare, guidance, etc. (2 Sam. 21:17; Ps. 119:105; Prov.
     6:23; 13:9).

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Lamp \Lamp\ (l[a^]mp), n. [OE. (with excrescent p), fr. F. lame,
     L. lamina. See Lamina.]
     A thin plate or lamina. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  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].
        [1913 Webster +PJC]
  
     2. Figuratively, anything which enlightens intellectually or
        morally; anything regarded metaphorically a performing the
        uses of a lamp.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my
              path.                                 --Ps. cxix.
                                                    105.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Ages elapsed ere Homer's lamp appeared. --Cowper.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     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.
        [1913 Webster +PJC]
  
     4. A device that emits radiant energy in the form of heat,
        infrared, or ultraviolet rays; as, a heat lamp.
        [PJC]
  
     [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.
        [1913 Webster]

From Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002) : [ vera ]


  LAMP
       Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP (Linux, Apache, PHP)

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Lamp \Lamp\, n.[OE. (with excrescent p), fr. F. lame, L. lamina.
     See Lamina.]
     A thin plate or lamina. [Obs.] --Chaucer.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Lamp \Lamp\, n. [F. lampe, L. lampas, -adis, fr. Gr. ?, ?,
     torch, fr. ? to give light, to shine. Cf. Lampad,
     Lantern.]
     1. A light-producing vessel, instrument or apparatus;
        especially, a vessel with a wick used for the combustion
        of oil or other inflammable liquid, for the purpose of
        producing artificial light.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  lamp
       n 1: an artificial source of visible illumination
       2: a piece of furniture holding one or more electric light
          bulbs

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  lamp
     Ολλανδικά n.
     η λάμπα

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  lamp
     Cimbrian n.
     (lb cim 7) lamb
     Dutch n.
     1 #English
     2 (lb nl electronics informal) vacuum tube, thermionic valve
     Middle English n.
     (alternative form of enm laumpe)
     Old English vb.
     (inflection of ang limpan  1//3 s pres)
     Scots vb.
     1 (lb sco intransitive) To run wild; to scamper.
     2 (lb sco intransitive) To go jauntily.
     Welsh n.
     lamp#English

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  lamp.
     Indonesian n.
     (abbreviation of id lampiran)

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  Lamp
     Limburgish alt.
     1 lamb, the young of a sheep
     2 (lb li metonymy) The meat produce of a lamb; a dish prepared from
  lamb's meat
     Limburgish n.
     1 lamb, the young of a sheep
     2 (lb li metonymy) The meat produce of a lamb; a dish prepared from
  lamb's meat
     Limburgish alt.
     1 lamp, light (gl: piece of furniture, or fixture mounted on a wall
  or ceiling, holding one or more electric light sockets)
     2 (clipping of li Pitschlamp nodot=1); flashlight
     Limburgish n.
     1 lamp, light (gl: piece of furniture, or fixture mounted on a wall
  or ceiling, holding one or more electric light sockets)
     2 (clipping of li Pitschlamp nodot=1); flashlight
     n.
     (surname: en).

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  LAMP
     n.
     1 (lb en genetics) (acronym of en loop-mediated isothermal
  amplification)
     2 (lb en cytology) (acronym of en lysosome-associated membrane
  proteins)
     n.
     (lb en Internet) {acronym of|en|Linux, Apache, (w: MySQL), and
  PHP|nodot=1}: a popular combination of open source software for use as
  a web server

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  lamp
     n.
     1 A device that generates heat, light or other radiation. Especially
  an electric light bulb.
     2 A device containing oil, burnt through a wick for illumination; an
  oil lamp.
     3 A piece of furniture holding one or more electric light sockets.
     vb.
     1 (lb en UK slang) To hit, clout, belt, wallop.
     2 (lb en UK Ireland) To hunt at night using a lamp, during which
  bright lights are used to dazzle the hunted animal or to attract insects
  for capture.
     3 (lb en slang US) To hang out or chill; to do nothing in particular.
     4 To make into a table lamp, said of a vase or urn, etc.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  Lamp
     n.
     (surname: en).

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  LAMP
     n.
     1 (lb en genetics) (acronym of en loop-mediated isothermal
  amplification)
     2 (lb en cytology) (acronym of en lysosome-associated membrane
  proteins)
     n.
     (lb en Internet) {acronym of|en|Linux, Apache, (w: MySQL), and
  PHP|nodot=1}: a popular combination of open source software for use as
  a web server

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  lamp
     Estonian a.
     (lb et colloquial) random
     Estonian n.
     (l en lamp)
     Estonian a.
     flat (as in flat-footed)
     Middle English n.
     (alternative form of enm laumpe)
     Old English vb.
     (inflection of ang limpan  1//3 s pres)
     Welsh n.
     lamp#English

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  Lamp
     n.
     (surname: en).

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  LAMP
     n.
     1 (lb en genetics) (acronym of en loop-mediated isothermal
  amplification)
     2 (lb en cytology) (acronym of en lysosome-associated membrane
  proteins)
     n.
     (lb en Internet) {acronym of|en|Linux, Apache, (w: MySQL), and
  PHP|nodot=1}: a popular combination of open source software for use as
  a web server

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  lamp
     Estonian a.
     (lb et colloquial) random
     Estonian n.
     (l en lamp)
     Estonian a.
     flat (as in flat-footed)
     Middle English n.
     (alternative form of enm laumpe)
     Old English vb.
     (inflection of ang limpan  1//3 s pres)
     Welsh n.
     lamp#English

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  Lamp
     n.
     (surname: en).

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  LAMP
     n.
     1 (lb en genetics) (acronym of en loop-mediated isothermal
  amplification)
     2 (lb en cytology) (acronym of en lysosome-associated membrane
  proteins)
     n.
     (lb en Internet) {acronym of|en|Linux, Apache, (w: MySQL), and
  PHP|nodot=1}: a popular combination of open source software for use as
  a web server

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  lamp
     Hollanti n.
     1 lamppu, valaisin
     2 hehkulamppu
     3 radioputki
     Viro n.
     1 lamppu
     2 valaisin

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  LAMP
     Englanti abbr.
     (yhteys tietotekniikka k=en) Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP: aiemmin
  yleinen webkehityksessä käytetty sovelluspino

From Albanian Wiktionary [incomplete] (2016-11-13) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sq-ALL-2016-11-13 ]


  lamp
     Anglisht n.
     llambë

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  lamp
     Nederländska n.
     lampa
     Occitanska n.
     (tagg kat=meteorologi språk=oc) blixt

From Afrikaans-German FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.3 : [ freedict:afr-deu ]


  lamp /lˈɐmp/
  Lampe

From Afrikaans-English FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 : [ freedict:afr-eng ]


  lamp /lˈɐmp/
  lamp

From Breton-French FreeDict Dictionary (Geriadur Tomaz) ver. 0.8.3 : [ freedict:bre-fra ]


  lamp (lampoù)
  lampe

From Eurfa Cymraeg, Welsh-English Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 : [ freedict:cym-eng ]


  lamp /lˈamp/ 
  lamp

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]


  lamp /lˈamp/
  lamp

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Lamp /lˈamp/
  المصباح

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  lamp //læmp// /[leəmp]/ /[lɛəmp]/ /[lɛːmp]/ 
  ла́мпа, лампа
  device producing light

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  lamp /lˈamp/ 
  svítilna

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  lamp /lˈamp/
  lampa

From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 : [ freedict:eng-cym ]


  lamp /lˈamp/ 
  lamp

From English-Danish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.0 : [ freedict:eng-dan ]


  lamp /lˈamp/ 
  lampe