headlamp
US/ˈhɛdˌlæmp/
headlamp noun: an individual headlight, particularly of a motor vehicle.
Noun
headlamp (plural headlamps)
- An individual headlight, particularly of a motor vehicle.
- The automobile headlamp uses either a parabolic reflector or a slight modification of it to obtain a concentrated light beam.1940, Ralph A. Richardson, Optics and Wheels, General Motors Corporation, p. 13
- With its long tapered cowcatcher, massive headlamp and enormous diamond smokestack behind, wagon-top boiler, high running-plate above the driving-wheels reached from a front door in the square side-window cab, cylinders with slide valves mounted on top, and double bogie tender, General in its...1942 February, “Notes and News: An Historic American Locomotive”, in Railway Magazine, page 56
- A flashlight worn on the head.
headlamp meaning in Arabic and Vietnamese
headlamp in Arabic
- headlight
- ضَوْءٌ أَمَامِيّ ḍawʔun ʔamāmiyy
headlamp in Vietnamese
- headlight
- đèn pha
Forms of headlamp
| plural | headlamps |
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Origin of headlamp
From head + lamp.
Questions about headlamp
- What does headlamp mean?
- Headlamp means an individual headlight, particularly of a motor vehicle.
- What is headlamp in Arabic?
- Headlamp in Arabic is ضَوْءٌ أَمَامِيّ (ḍawʔun ʔamāmiyy). See Headlamp meaning in Arabic.
- What part of speech is headlamp?
- Headlamp is a noun.
- How do you pronounce headlamp?
- Headlamp is pronounced /ˈhɛdˌlæmp/ (US).
- What is the plural of headlamp?
- The plural of headlamp is headlamps.
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