lamp

1. 1. A device that generates light, heat, or therapeutic radiation.
   2. A vessel containing oil or alcohol burned through a wick for illumination.
2. A celestial body that gives off or reflects light.
3. Something that illumines the mind or soul.

[Middle English lampe, from Old French, from Latin lampas, from Greek, from lampein, to shine.]

A man-made light source which produces radiation in or near the visible region of the spectrum; often called a bulb or tube to distinguish it from the complete lighting unit consisting of the source and associated parts such as reflectors, etc.

An apparatus for furnishing heat or light.

• slit l. — one embodying a diaphragm containing a slit-like opening, by means of which a narrow, flat beam of intense light may be projected into the eye. It gives intense illumination so that microscopic study may be made of the conjunctiva, cornea, iris, lens and vitreous, the special feature being that it illuminates a section through the substance of these structures.
• ultraviolet l. — an electric light bulb that transmits ultraviolet rays; used as a therapeutic device. See also ultraviolet therapy.

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.
• Safety lamp or Davy lamp, used in mining

• LAMP (software bundle), short for Linux, Apache, MySQL and (PHP or perl); a combination of software commonly used to run websites

Electric lamp

Lamp (electrical component) is a replaceable component that produces light, 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.
• Stage lighting instruments, a general term for a variety of light sources used for theater and television production.
• LAMP

References

This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article.

This entry is from Wikipedia, the leading user-contributed encyclopedia. It may not have been reviewed by professional editors (see full disclaimer)

Dansk (Danish)
n. - lampe, lygte, lys
v. tr. - belyse, forsyne med lamper
v. intr. - glo på

Nederlands (Dutch)
lichtbron, lamp, lantaarn, (mv) ogen, bron van wijsheid

Français (French)
n. - lampe, feu, (Aut) feu, ampoule
v. tr. - regarder, observer (arg)
v. intr. - regarder, observer (arg)

Deutsch (German)
n. - Lampe, Leuchte, Licht, Himmelskörper
v. - beleuchten, (Slang) beäugen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - λάμπα, λυχνία, λυχνάρι, φανός, φανάρι

Italiano (Italian)
lampada

Português (Portuguese)
n. - lâmpada (f), lampião (m)

Русский (Russian)
лампа, освещать

Español (Spanish)
n. - lámpara, linterna, farol
v. tr. - mirar a, observar
v. intr. - mirar a, observar

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - lampa, lykta, ljus, ögon, korpgluggar, titt, blick, flukt

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
灯, 照亮, 发亮

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 燈
v. tr. - 照亮
v. intr. - 發亮

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 등잔, 광명, 횃불
v. tr. - 등불을 준비하다, 비추다
v. intr. - 빛나다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - ランプ, 明かり

idioms:

• sodium-vapour lamp    ナトリウム気化ランプ

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) مصباح, قنديل, لمبه كهربائيه, مصدر إشعاع فكري أو روحي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מנורה, נורה, פנס‬
v. tr. - ‮סיפק מנורות, האיר‬
v. intr. - ‮זרח‬

If you are unable to view some languages clearly, click here.

To select your translation preferences click here.