keratoplasty corneal graft corneal transplant | a surgical procedure in which part or all of a damaged or diseased cornea is replaced by healthy corneal tissue from a donor |
brachiopod lamp shell lampshell | marine animal with bivalve shell having a pair of arms bearing tentacles for capturing food, found worldwide |
gill slit branchial cleft gill cleft | one of a series of slit openings in the pharynxes of fishes and aquatic amphibians through which water passes |
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 |
binocular microscope | a light microscope adapted to the use of both eyes |
carbon arc lamp carbon arc | has carbon electrodes |
compound microscope | light microscope that has two converging lens systems: the objective and the eyepiece |
discharge lamp | a lamp that generates light by a discharge between two electrodes in a gas |
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 |
electron microscope | a microscope that is similar in purpose to a light microscope but achieves much greater resolving power by using a parallel beam of electrons to illuminate the object instead of a beam of light |
field-emission microscope | electron microscope used to observe the surface structure of a solid |
flash photoflash flash lamp flashgun flashbulb flash bulb | a lamp for providing momentary light to take a photograph |
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 |
hand glass simple microscope magnifying glass | light microscope consisting of a single convex lens that is used to produce an enlarged image, the magnifying glass was invented by Roger Bacon in |
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 |
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 |
light microscope | microscope consisting of an optical instrument that magnifies the image of an object |
mercury-vapor lamp | ultraviolet lamp that emits a strong bluish light (rich in ultraviolet radiation) as electric current passes through mercury vapor |
microscope a | magnifier of the image of small objects, the invention of the microscope led to the discovery of the cell |
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 |
operating microscope | binocular microscope used in surgery to provide a clear view of small and inaccessible parts of the body (as in microsurgery) |
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) |
slide microscope slide | a small flat rectangular piece of glass on which specimens can be mounted for microscopic study |
slit | a long narrow opening |
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 |
slit trench | narrow trench for shelter in battle |
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 |
spirit lamp | a lamp that burns a volatile liquid fuel such as alcohol |
stage microscope stage | a small platform on a microscope where the specimen is mounted for examination |
streetlight street lamp | a lamp supported on a lamppost, for illuminating a street |
student lamp | a reading lamp with a flexible neck, used on a desk |
sunlamp sun lamp sunray lamp sunay lamp | a mercury-vapor lamp used in medical or cosmetic treatments |
table lamp | a lamp that sits on a table |