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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Other new entrees include lamp chop and a porterhouse steak.
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Amanda Hancock, The Courier-Journal, 28 June 2024
In this example, there's a pendant light and a table lamp—those balance each other well.
—Lila Allen, Architectural Digest, 27 June 2024
Small table lamps, brick walls, old wooden floors and antique photos make the restaurant’s inside feel rooted in Sloughhouse’s history, but a lovely backyard patio deck makes for a peaceful place to slurp Hog Island Oyster Co. bivalves and watch a rural sunset.
—Benjy Egel, Sacramento Bee, 27 June 2024
Police are still looking for the man who first hit Piedra with the lamp.
—Elizabeth Keogh, New York Daily News, 25 June 2024
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Amanda Hancock, The Courier-Journal, 28 June 2024
In this example, there's a pendant light and a table lamp—those balance each other well.
—Lila Allen, Architectural Digest, 27 June 2024
Small table lamps, brick walls, old wooden floors and antique photos make the restaurant’s inside feel rooted in Sloughhouse’s history, but a lovely backyard patio deck makes for a peaceful place to slurp Hog Island Oyster Co. bivalves and watch a rural sunset.
—Benjy Egel, Sacramento Bee, 27 June 2024
Police are still looking for the man who first hit Piedra with the lamp.
—Elizabeth Keogh, New York Daily News, 25 June 2024
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“Lamp.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lamp. Accessed 4 Jul. 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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