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Plural of lamp

regular plural

The plural of lamp is lamps.

Forms of lamp

Singularlamp /ˈlæ̞mp/
Plurallamps /læmps/
Countablecountable

Lamps in a sentence

  • Each fluorescent troffer in the room contained three lamps and two ballasts.From the entry troffer
  • His cheapness was legendary; he refused to use candles or lamps, not to reduce the risk of fire but rather to save a penny.From the entry cheapness
  • I enabled geofencing in my smart home so that the power to my lamps automatically turns on when I arrive home after work.From the entry geofencing
  • California is the second state to pass a ban on fluorescent lamps, with Vermont being the first.2023 July 20, “How to Comply with the California Fluorescent Bulb Law”, in Stratus. From the entry LFL
  • Rude, open tanks extended on every side, dull with ultraviolet lamps, atrickle with hosed chemicals.2020, Damien Broderick, The Dreaming. From the entry atrickle

Meaning of lamp

  1. noun A device that generates light, heat, or other electromagnetic radiation. Especially an electric light bulb.
  2. noun A device containing oil, burnt through a wick for illumination; an oil lamp.
  3. noun A piece of furniture holding one or more electric light sockets.

Full definition of lamp

Questions about the plural of lamp

What is the plural of lamp?
The plural of lamp is lamps.
Is lamp countable?
Lamp is a countable noun.

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: lamp (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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