Lamp may refer to one of the following :
- An oil lamp, the original use of the term
- Lamp (fixture), a light fixture (luminaire) such as a table lamp or reading lamp
- Signal lamp, a device used for communication between ships
- Fuel burning illumination and signal lamps are described in the Lantern article. An oil lamp is a simple vessel used to produce light continuously for a period of time from a fuel source A light fixture is an electrical device used to create artificial light or illumination Signal lamp, also called Aldis lamp, is a visual signaling device for Optical communication (typically using Morse code) &ndash essentially a focused lamp A lantern is a Portable Lighting device used to illuminate broad areas
- Safety lamp or Davy lamp, used in mining
- LAMP, an acronym with various meanings
Electric lamp
Lamp (electrical component) is a replaceable component that produces light. A safety lamp is any of several types of lamp, which are designed to be safe to use in Coal mines These lamps are designed to operate in air that may contain The Davy lamp is a Safety lamp containing a candle devised in 1815 by Sir Humphry Davy. A lamp is a replaceable component such as an Incandescent light bulb, which is designed to produce Light from Electricity. Such as:
- Arc lamp
- Fluorescent lamp
- Gas discharge lamp
- Incandescent light bulb, also known as an incandescent lamp
See also
- Lampadarius, also for liturgical uses of lamps. A fluorescent lamp or fluorescent tube is a Gas-discharge lamp that uses Electricity to excite mercury Vapor. Gas discharge lamps are a family of artificial light sources that generate light by sending an Electrical discharge through an ionized gas i The incandescent light bulb, incandescent lamp or incandescent light globe is a source of electric Light that works by Incandescence, (a general A lampadarius, plural Lampadarii, was a slave who carried torches before consuls emperors and other officials of high dignity both during the later Roman Republic and under
- Stage lighting instruments, a general term for a variety of light sources used for theater and television production. Stage lighting instruments are used in Stage lighting to illuminate theatrical productions rock Concerts
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lamp
-noun
- A device that generates heat, light or other radiation
- A device containing oil, burnt through a wick for illumination
- A piece of furniture holding one or more electric light sockets.
-verb
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