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anglepoise

anglepoise noun: a lamp with an adjustable folding arm to allow the direction of light to be changed.

anglepoise: a lamp with an adjustable folding arm to allow the direction of light to be changed
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Noun (1)

anglepoise (plural anglepoises)

  1. A lamp with an adjustable folding arm to allow the direction of light to be changed.

Noun (2) capitalized: Anglepoise

Anglepoise (plural Anglepoises)

  1. Alternative letter-case form of anglepoise.
    • At the back of the shop, Peter sat at a large table, the Anglepoise leaning over him, as if searching for errors in his work.2023, Anne Michaels, Held, Bloomsbury, page 101

Forms of anglepoise

pluralanglepoises
alternative formAnglepoise
pluralAnglepoises

Origin of anglepoise

From angle + poise, originally a brand name.

Questions about anglepoise

What does anglepoise mean?
Anglepoise means a lamp with an adjustable folding arm to allow the direction of light to be changed.
What part of speech is anglepoise?
Anglepoise is a noun.
What is the plural of anglepoise?
The plural of anglepoise is anglepoises.

Words near anglepoise in the dictionary

  1. anglemeters
  2. Anglemyer
  3. Anglemyers
  4. anglepod
  5. anglepods
  6. anglepoise
  7. anglepoises
  8. angler
  9. angler fish
  10. angler fishes
  11. angler's knot

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Adapted from Wiktionary: anglepoise (page history and authors); Anglepoise (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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