1 a device that uses electricity, oil or gas to produce light:
a table / desk / bicycle lamp * to switch on / turn off a lamp * She could see the rain in the light of the street lamps.
seealsoFOGLAMP, HURRICANELAMP, STANDARDLAMP
2 an electrical device that produces rays of heat and that is used for medical or scientific purposes:
an infra-red / ultraviolet lamp
seealsoBLOWLAMP, SUNLAMP
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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