Lamp

What “Lamp” means

Noun

1. A device that generates light, heat, or other electromagnetic 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.
4. An eye.

Verb

1. To hit, clout, belt, wallop.
2. 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. To hang out or chill; to do nothing in particular.
4. To make (something, such as a vase or urn) into a table lamp.

Where the word comes from

Etymology tree Ancient Greek λᾰ́μπω (lắmpō) Ancient Greek -άζω (-ázō) Ancient Greek -ᾰ́ς (-ắs) Ancient Greek λᾰμπᾰ́ς (lămpắs) Byzantine Greek λαμπάδα (lampáda)bor. Late Latin lampada Old French lampebor. Middle English laumpe English lamp From Middle English laumpe, lampe, from Old French lampe (“lamp, light”), from Latin lampas (“torch, lamp, light”), from Ancient Greek λαμπάς (lampás, “torch, lamp, beacon, light, meteor”), from Proto-Indo-European *leh₂p- (“to shine”). Cognate with Lithuanian lópė (“light”), Welsh llachar (“bright”). Displaced native Old English lēohtfæt (literally “light-vat”).

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Industries where “Lamp” fits

We suggest this word for 1 business types and industries, including:

• Electric Lamp Bulb and Part Manufacturing