lamp

Pronunciation: /ˈlæ̝mp/

Reading level: medium

Estimated CEFR level: B1 — Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun an artificial source of visible illumination
  2. noun a piece of furniture holding one or more electric light bulbs

Etymology

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”).

In classic literature

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
source of illumination
Narrower (hyponyms)
fluorescent lamp, gas lamp, spirit lamp, aladdin's lamp, flash, candle

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