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chamber lamp

chamber lamp noun: an oil lamp designed for indoor use.

chamber lamp: an oil lamp designed for indoor use
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Noun

chamber lamp (plural chamber lamps)

  1. An oil lamp designed for indoor use.
    • A chamber lamp burned in the fire place: by this light, as he leaned against the feet of the bed, he perceived his uncle slept.1828, Thomas Skinner Surr, George Barnwell: A Novel - Volume 1, page 168
    • The waiter had also left upon the hearth a porcelain tower-shaped construction, through the loopholes of which struggled a feeble light — in other words a French chamber lamp.1840, The Philadelphia Visitor - Volume 6, page 270
  2. An indicator light associated with a chamber.
    • Position the battery toggle switch (10) figure 4-5 to BATTERY. If the fog chamber lamp illuminates, the indicator is operational.1984, DS and GS Maintenance Manual, page 4-16
    • When the battery is inserted into the MH26/26a charger properly (it's impossible to insert it incorrectly), the battery chamber lamp (labeled L and R) above each chamber will flash slowly while the battery is being replenished.2014, David Busch, David Busch's Compact Field Guide for the Nikon D4/D4s, →ISBN

Examples of chamber lamp in a sentence

  • One is called an olive oil chamber lamp and is from Lehman's in Ohio.2011, Carol Firenze, The Passionate Olive: 101 Things to Do with Olive Oil, →ISBN, page 42:
  • In a classic example (e.g., Skinner 1938; Herrick et al. 1959), a rat's lever presses produce food when a chamber lamp is turned on, while presses in the absence of the light produce nothing.2015, Florence D. DiGennaro Reed, Derek D. Reed, Autism Service Delivery, →ISBN, page 26:

Forms of chamber lamp

pluralchamber lamps

Questions about chamber lamp

What does chamber lamp mean?
Chamber lamp means an oil lamp designed for indoor use.
How do you use chamber lamp in a sentence?
One is called an olive oil chamber lamp and is from Lehman's in Ohio.
What part of speech is chamber lamp?
Chamber lamp is a noun.
What is the plural of chamber lamp?
The plural of chamber lamp is chamber lamps.

Words near chamber lamp in the dictionary

  1. chamber ensembles
  2. chamber gate
  3. chamber gates
  4. chamber horse
  5. chamber horses
  6. chamber lamp
  7. chamber lamps
  8. chamber lye
  9. chamber music
  10. chamber of commerce
  11. chamber of horrors

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