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Wood's lamp

Wood's lamp noun: a black light.

Noun

Wood's lamp (plural Wood's lamps)

  1. A black light.
    Synonyms:
    Wood's light

Synonyms of Wood's lamp

Forms of Wood's lamp

pluralWood's lamps

Origin of Wood's lamp

Named after its inventor, American physicist Robert Williams Wood.

Questions about Wood's lamp

What does Wood's lamp mean?
Wood's lamp means a black light.
What part of speech is Wood's lamp?
Wood's lamp is a noun.
What is the plural of Wood's lamp?
The plural of Wood's lamp is Wood's lamps.

Words near Wood's lamp in the dictionary

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  6. Wood's lamp
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  8. Wood's light
  9. Wood's lights
  10. Wood's metal
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