argand lamp
argand lamp is the alternative letter-case form of Argand lamp.
Noun capitalized: Argand lamp
Argand lamp (plural Argand lamps)
- A type of oil lamp with a circular hollow wick and glass chimney which allow a current of air both inside and outside of the flame.
- Never was a more lovely thought than that of the astral lamp. I mean, of course, the astral lamp proper, and do not wish to be misunderstood — the lamp of Argand with its original plain ground-glass shade, and its tempered and uniform moonlight rays.1840, Edgar Allan Poe, The Philosophy of Furniture
- It is probable that Loutherbourg used Argand lamps to achieve his startling effects of meteorology in the Eidophusikon in the mid 1780s.2007, Christopher Baugh, edited by Moody & O'Quinn, The Cambridge Companion to British Theatre 1730-1830, page 52
- Synonyms:
- Argand burner, astral lamp
Synonyms of argand lamp
Forms of argand lamp
| plural | argand lamps |
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| plural | Argand lamps |
| alternative form | argand lamp |
Origin of argand lamp
Named after inventor Ami Argand of Geneva.
Questions about argand lamp
- What does argand lamp mean?
- Argand lamp means a type of oil lamp with a circular hollow wick and glass chimney which allow a current of air both inside and outside of the flame.
- What is argand lamp the alternative letter-case form of?
- Argand lamp is the alternative letter-case form of Argand lamp.
- What part of speech is argand lamp?
- Argand lamp is a noun.
- What is the plural of argand lamp?
- The plural of argand lamp is argand lamps.
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