Phrase Hound found 94 phrases and 26 compound words that contain lamps. The most common are listed below. Open lamps in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 94
- fluorescent lampsplural of fluorescent lamp: A gas-discharge lamp that uses fluorescence to produce visible light, especially one consisting of a tube filled with mercury vapour which emits ultraviolet radiation when an electric current is passed through …
- table lampsplural of table lamp: A lamp designed to be used on tables.
- compact fluorescent lampsplural of compact fluorescent lamp: A type of fluorescent lamp (that may or may not contain mercury).
- arc lampsplural of arc lamp: An electric arc arranged so as to produce useful light.
- desk lampsplural of desk lamp: A lamp which sits on and is used to illuminate a desk.
- gas lampsplural of gas lamp: A lamp that operates by burning gas (gaseous matter), usually illuminating gas (in any of various types).
- heat lampsplural of heat lamp: An infrared lamp used to generate heat.
- oil lampsplural of oil lamp: A simple vessel used to produce light continuously for a period of time from a liquid fuel source, especially lamp oil.
- safety lampsplural of safety lamp: A miner's lamp designed to avoid explosion by enclosing the flame in fine wire gauze.
- salt lampsplural of salt lamp: A lamp that radiates a pink or orange hue, made by placing a light source inside a hollow block of Himalayan salt, and sometimes claimed to have health benefits.
- spirit lampsplural of spirit lamp: A lamp that burns a volatile liquid fuel such as alcohol, ethanol or denatured alcohol.
- stop lampsplural of stop lamp: A brake light.
- street lampsplural of street lamp: Synonym of streetlight (“any large outdoor light used to illuminate a public area”).
- tail lampsplural of tail lamp: A taillight.
- butter lampsplural of butter lamp: A lamp that is a common feature of Tibetan Buddhist temples and monasteries throughout the Himalayas.
- fog lampsplural of fog lamp: A bright red lamp (normally one of a pair) at the rear of a motor car that can be switched on during foggy weather so as to avoid collisions from cars approaching from behind
- neon lampsplural of neon lamp: A small gas discharge lamp containing neon gas, sometimes with other noble gases to add colour.
- lava lampsplural of lava lamp: A kind of lamp, typically used more for decoration than illumination, in which the gentle flow of randomly-shaped clumps of wax purportedly suggests the flowing of lava.
- halogen lampsplural of halogen lamp: An incandescent lamp containing a small quantity of halogen (usually bromine) to reduce deposition on the glass.
- slit lampsplural of slit lamp: A lamp whose light exits through a narrow slit.
- opium lampsplural of opium lamp: An oil lamp with a funnel, designed to facilitate the vaporization and inhalation of opium.
- mercury-vapor lampsplural of mercury-vapor lamp: a gaseous discharge lamp in which the arc discharge takes place in mercury vapour; used for highway illumination and as an industrial source of ultraviolet radiation
- incandescent lampsplural of incandescent lamp: A light bulb whose metallic filament is heated by an electric current.
- banker's lampsplural of banker's lamp: A distinctive type of desklamp, usually with a solid ornate base and a single stem leading to a horizontal (usually green) cover.
- chamber lampsplural of chamber lamp: An oil lamp designed for indoor use.
Compound words 26
- amberlampsAn ambulance.
- headlampsplural of headlamp: An individual headlight, particularly of a motor vehicle.
- lampshadesplural of lampshade: A cover over a lamp to either diffuse the light or to block it in certain directions to avoid glare in the eyes.
- sunlampsplural of sunlamp: A lamp that produces ultraviolet radiation; used for therapeutic or cosmetic purposes.
- bedlampsplural of bedlamp: A bedside lamp.
- blowlampsplural of blowlamp: A burner that burns a fuel in air to produce a hot flame; a blowtorch
- declampsthird-person singular simple present indicative of declamp: To remove a clamp
- desklampsplural of desklamp: A lamp which sits on and is used to illuminate a desk.
- flashlampsplural of flashlamp: A kind of lamp that uses an electric current to start powder burning and produce a brief sudden burst of bright light. It was formerly used in flash photography.
- floodlampsplural of floodlamp: A projector of a bright beam of light for use in theatres and studios; a flood