electric lamp

Other forms: electric lamps

Definitions of electric lamp
  1. noun
    a lamp powered by electricity
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    arc lamp, arc light
    a lamp that produces light when electric current flows across the gap between two electrodes
    electric-discharge lamp, gas-discharge lamp
    an electric lamp in which the light comes from an electric discharge between two electrodes in a glass tube
    flashlight, torch
    a small portable battery-powered electric lamp
    bulb, electric light, electric-light bulb, incandescent lamp, light bulb, lightbulb
    electric lamp consisting of a transparent or translucent glass housing containing a wire filament (usually tungsten) that emits light when heated by electricity
    slit lamp
    (ophthalmology) a lamp that emits a narrow but intense beam of light that enables an ophthalmologist, using a microscope, to view the retina and optic nerve
    carbon arc, carbon arc lamp
    has carbon electrodes
    penlight
    a small flashlight resembling a fountain pen
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    lamp
    an artificial source of visible illumination
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