Argand lamp () A lamp with a circular hollow wick and glass chimney which allow a current of air both inside and outside of the flame. |
Carcel lamp () A French mechanical lamp, for lighthouses, in which a superabundance of oil is pumped to the wick tube by clockwork. |
Davy lamp () See Safety lamp, under Lamp. |
Fresnel lamp () Alt. of Fres'nel' lan'tern |
Illumination (n.) The act of illuminating, or supplying with light |
Illumination (n.) Festive decoration of houses or buildings with lights. |
Illumination (n.) Adornment of books and manuscripts with colored illustrations. See Illuminate, v. t., 3. |
Illumination (v. t.) That which is illuminated, as a house |
Illumination (v. t.) That which illuminates or gives light |
Illumination (v. t.) The special communication of knowledge to the mind by God |
Lamp (n.) A thin plate or lamina. |
Lamp (n.) A light-producing vessel, instrument or apparatus |
Lamp (n.) Figuratively, anything which enlightens intellectually or morally |
Lamp (n.) A device or mechanism for producing light by electricity. See Incandescent lamp, under Incandescent. |
Lamp-post (n.) A post (generally a pillar of iron) supporting a lamp or lantern for lighting a street, park, etc. |
Panel (n.) A sunken compartment with raised margins, molded or otherwise, as in ceilings, wainscotings, etc. |
Panel (n.) A piece of parchment or a schedule, containing the names of persons summoned as jurors by the sheriff |
Panel (n.) A prisoner arraigned for trial at the bar of a criminal court. |
Panel (n.) Formerly, a piece of cloth serving as a saddle |
Panel (n.) A board having its edges inserted in the groove of a surrounding frame |
Panel (n.) One of the faces of a hewn stone. |
Panel (n.) A slab or plank of wood upon which, instead of canvas, a picture is painted. |
Panel (n.) A heap of dressed ore. |
Panel (n.) One of the districts divided by pillars of extra size, into which a mine is laid off in one system of extracting coal. |
Panel (n.) A plain strip or band, as of velvet or plush, placed at intervals lengthwise on the skirt of a dress, for ornament. |
Panel (n.) A portion of a framed structure between adjacent posts or struts, as in a bridge truss. |
Panel (v. t.) To form in or with panels |
Switch (n.) A small, flexible twig or rod. |
Switch (n.) A movable part of a rail |
Switch (n.) A separate mass or trees of hair, or of some substance (at jute) made to resemble hair, worn on the head by women. |
Switch (n.) A mechanical device for shifting an electric current to another circuit. |
Switch (v. t.) To strike with a switch or small flexible rod |
Switch (v. t.) To swing or whisk |
Switch (v. t.) To trim, as, a hedge. |
Switch (v. t.) To turn from one railway track to another |
Switch (v. t.) To shift to another circuit. |
Switch (v. i.) To walk with a jerk. |
bait and switch | a deceptive way of selling that involves advertising a product at a very low price in order to attract customers who are then persuaded to switch to a more expensive product |
switch switching shift | the act of changing one thing or position for another, his switch on abortion cost him the election |
switch | a basketball maneuver, two defensive players shift assignments so that each guards the player usually guarded by the other |
dark ground illumination dark field illumination | a form of microscopic examination of living material by scattered light, specimens appear luminous against a dark background |
brachiopod lamp shell lampshell | marine animal with bivalve shell having a pair of arms bearing tentacles for capturing food, found worldwide |
Aladdin's lamp | (Arabian Nights) a magical lamp from which Aladdin summoned a genie |
anchor light riding light riding lamp | a light in the rigging of a ship that is riding at anchor |
arc lamp arc light | a lamp that produces light when electric current flows across the gap between two electrodes |
carbon arc lamp carbon arc | has carbon electrodes |
control panel instrument panel control board board panel | electrical device consisting of a flat insulated surface that contains switches and dials and meters for controlling other electrical devices, he checked the instrument panel, suddenly the board lit up like a Christmas tree |
delivery truck delivery van panel truck | a van suitable for delivering goods or services to customers |
dialog box panel | (computer science) a small temporary window in a graphical user interface that appears in order to request information from the user, after the information has been provided the user dismisses the box with `okay' or `cancel' |
DIP switch dual inline package switch | (computer science) one of a set of small on-off switches mounted in computer hardware, used in place of jumpers to configure the machine for a user |
discharge lamp | a lamp that generates light by a discharge between two electrodes in a gas |
display panel display board board | a vertical surface on which information can be displayed to public view |
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 |
electric lamp | a lamp powered by electricity |
flash photoflash flash lamp flashgun flashbulb flash bulb | a lamp for providing momentary light to take a photograph |
flat panel display FPD | a type of video display that is thin and flat, commonly used in laptop computers |
flood floodlight flood lamp photoflood | light that is a source of artificial illumination having a broad beam, used in photography |
floor lamp | a lamp that stands on the floor |
fluorescent lamp | lamp consisting of a tube coated on the inside with a fluorescent material, mercury vapor in the tube emits ultraviolet radiation that is converted to visible radiation by the fluorescent material |
gas lamp | a lamp that burns illuminating gas |
glow lamp | a gas-discharge tube with a hot cathode, used in stroboscopes |
gore panel | a piece of cloth that is generally triangular or tapering, used in making garments or umbrellas or sails |
heat lamp infrared lamp | electric heater consisting of a high-power incandescent lamp that emits infrared radiation, the bathroom could be warmed by an infrared lamp |
hurricane lamp hurricane lantern tornado lantern storm lantern storm lamp | an oil lamp with a glass chimney and perforated metal lid to protect the flame from high winds, candlestick with a glass chimney |
ignition switch | switch that operates a solenoid that closes a circuit to operate the starter |
lamp | an artificial source of visible illumination |
lamp | a piece of furniture holding one or more electric light bulbs |
lamp chimney chimney | a glass flue surrounding the wick of an oil lamp |
lamp house lamphouse lamp housing | housing that holds a lamp (as in a movie projector) |
lampshade lamp shade | a protective ornamental shade used to screen a light bulb from direct view |
light bulb lightbulb bulb incandescent lamp electric light electric-light bulb | electric lamp consisting of a transparent or translucent glass housing containing a wire filament (usually tungsten) that emits light when heated by electricity |
mercury-vapor lamp | ultraviolet lamp that emits a strong bluish light (rich in ultraviolet radiation) as electric current passes through mercury vapor |
miniature illumination | painting or drawing included in a book (especially in illuminated medieval manuscripts) |
neon lamp neon induction lamp neon tube | a lamp consisting of a small gas-discharge tube containing neon at low pressure, luminescence is produced by the action of currents at high frequencies that are wrapped a few turns around the tube |
oil lamp kerosene lamp kerosine lamp | a lamp that burns oil (as kerosine) for light |
panel | sheet that forms a distinct (usually flat and rectangular) section or component of something |
panel | a soft pad placed under a saddle |
panel heating | heating system consisting of wall or floor or baseboard or ceiling panels containing electric conductors or heating pipes |
panel light | a light to illuminate an instrument panel |
pilot light pilot lamp indicator lamp | indicator consisting of a light to indicate whether power is on or a motor is in operation |
quartz lamp | a mercury-vapor lamp that is enclosed in a quartz container instead of a glass container |
reading lamp | a lamp that provides light for reading |
safety lamp Davy lamp | an oil lamp that will not ignite flammable gases (methane) |
selector selector switch | a switch that is used to select among alternatives |
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 |
sodium-vapor lamp sodium-vapour lamp | lamp in which an electric current passed through a tube of sodium vapor makes a yellow light, used is street lighting |
solar array solar battery solar panel | electrical device consisting of a large array of connected solar cells |