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PRONUNCIATION OF SPIRIT LAMP

spirit lamp play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SPIRIT LAMP

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Spirit lamp is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SPIRIT LAMP MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Portable stove

A portable stove is a cooking stove specially designed to be portable and lightweight, as in camping, picnicking, backpacking, or other use in remote locations where an easily transportable means of cooking or heating is needed. Portable stoves can be used in diverse situations, such as for outdoor food service and catering and in field hospitals. Since the invention of the portable stove in the 19th century, a wide variety of designs and models have seen use in a number of different applications. Portable stoves can be broken down into several broad categories based on the type of fuel used and stove design: unpressurized stoves that use solid or liquid fuel placed in the burner before ignition; stoves that use a volatile liquid fuel in a pressurized burner; bottled gas stoves; and gravity-fed "spirit" stoves.

Definition of spirit lamp in the English dictionary

The definition of spirit lamp in the dictionary is a lamp that burns methylated or other spirits instead of oil.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SPIRIT LAMP

spirit
spirit gum
spirit level
spirit of enterprise
spirit varnish
spirited
spiritedly
spiritedness
spiritful
spiritism
spiritist
spiritistic
spiritless
spiritlessly
spiritlessness
spiritoso
spiritous
spiritousness
spirits
spirits of ammonia

WORDS THAT END LIKE SPIRIT LAMP

arc lamp
electric-discharge lamp
floor lamp
fluorescent lamp
fog lamp
gas lamp
halogen lamp
hurricane lamp
kerosene lamp
lamp
lava lamp
mercury-vapour lamp
neon lamp
oil lamp
pilot lamp
sodium lamp
sodium-vapor lamp
standard lamp
table lamp
tail lamp
wall lamp

Synonyms and antonyms of spirit lamp in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «spirit lamp» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SPIRIT LAMP

Find out the translation of spirit lamp to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of spirit lamp from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «spirit lamp» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

酒精灯
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

lámpara de alcohol
570 millions of speakers

English

spirit lamp
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

भावना दीपक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مصباح الروح
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

спиртовка
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

lâmpada de espírito
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

আত্মা বাতি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

lampe à alcool
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Lampu semangat
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Spirituslampe
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

アルコールランプ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

정신 램프
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Lampu roh
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đèn đốt bằng rượu
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஆவி விளக்கு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

आत्मा दिवा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Ruh lambası
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

lampada spirito
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

lampa duch
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

спиртівка
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

lampă spirit
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

λάμπα πνεύμα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

gees lamp
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

ande lampa
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ånden lampe
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of spirit lamp

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SPIRIT LAMP»

The term «spirit lamp» is normally little used and occupies the 131.733 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SPIRIT LAMP» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «spirit lamp» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «spirit lamp» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about spirit lamp

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SPIRIT LAMP»

Discover the use of spirit lamp in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to spirit lamp and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Spirit lamp
As for thoroughly hostile criticism, we shall see most of that blown over by next term; it may readily be believed that the class of persons who cannot rightly appreciate the Spirit Lamp, is of the sort to whom Schools (Pass) are a standing danger, ...
A.B. Douglas
2
U.S. Consular Reports, Special
4; seeking for an escape of gas with light, 1 ; hot ashen, 4; intoxication, 1; spirit lamp, 3; curtains and window blinds coming in contact with spirit lamp, 9; spirit lamp exploding, 19; spirit lamp upset, 104; light thrown down, 25; lucifers, 3; smoking ...
‎1892
3
Congressional Serial Set
Poulterers Printers If if ~2 10 13 3 c P escape of gas, 2; curtains and window blinds coming in contact with gaslight, 4 ; seeking for an escape of gas with light, 1; hot ashes, A -. intoxication, 1; spirit lamp, 3; curtains and window blinds coming in ...
‎1893
4
United States Congressional serial set
4; seeking for an escape of gas with light, 1; hot ashes, 4; intoxication, 1; spirit lamp, 3; curtains and window blinds coming in contact with spirit lamp, 9; spirit lamp exploding, 19; spirit lamp upset, 104; light thrown down. 25; lucifers, 3; smoking ...
‎1893
5
Fire and Building Regulations in Foreign Countries
Causes. . v45 5 7 7 Children playing with fire, 1; spirit lamp upset, 1; light thrown down, 1; spark from fire, 1; overheat of drying stove, 1; unknown, 2. 8 10 Fat boiling over, 1; defect in flue, 1; foul flue, 1; defect in furnace tlue, l; swinging gas  ...
United States. Bureau of Foreign Commerce, 1892
6
Congressional edition
32; spirit lamp, 14; window blinds and curtains < ing in contact with spirit lamp, 7; spirit lamp exploding. 18; spirit lamp upset, GG: lighting, 1; light thrown down. 44: lime-slaking, 1 ; lncifers.C; plumbers at work, 1; smoking tobacco, 4; spark from ...
United States. Congress, 1893
7
Chemical Handicraft: A Classified and Descriptive Catalogue ...
Spirit Lamp, with the Spirit-holder separated from the Wick-holder, but surrounding the Brass Rod, 20s. 873. Spirit Lamp, with the Spirit-holder separated from the Wick-holder, and having a Stopcock and extra fittings, as represented in Fig. 873 ...
John Joseph Griffin, 1877
8
The Saturday Magazine
... do as well,) the flame of which will be very convenient for the experiments I am now going to make. I will light this " spirit-lamp ;" you see it burns with a pale flame ; let us shut the shutters so as to darken the room : there, now attempt to read ...
‎1837
9
A Dictionary of Chemistry, on the Basis of Mr. Nicholson's: ...
Sir H. introduced into a small glass tube over well boiled mercury, a mixture of two parts of hydrogen and one of oxygen, and heated the tube by a spirit lamp, till the volume of the gas was increased from 1 to 2.5. By means of a blow-pipe and  ...
Andrew Ure, Robert Hare, 1821
10
London Statistics
... 7 ; mineral oil lamp, 16 ; clothing coming in contact with mineral oil lamp, 1 ; mineral oil lamp exploding, 3 ; mineral oil lamp upset, 69 ; curtains coming in contact with spirit lamp, 2 ; light thrown down, 46; light thrown from street, 11; matches, ...
‎1905

5 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SPIRIT LAMP»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term spirit lamp is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Time to Say Goodbye to an Old Flame
The alcohol lamp—then called the “spirit lamp”—was being used to heat the contents of the retorts. Even today, there is virtually one in every child's chemistry ... «Laboratory Equipment, Apr 15»
2
D.S. & Durga: Making Scents
While the Debaser fragrance launches in March, the D.S. & Durga Candles(in '85 Diesel, Portable Fireplace, and Spirit Lamp) have just launched in time for the ... «Vanity Fair, Feb 15»
3
Service, please
The guéridon was a cart that the waiter could wheel alongside the diner's table to whip up, over a spirit lamp, simple recipes such as steak Diane, bananas ... «Financial Times, May 13»
4
DIY Spirit Lamp
Second-hand stores like Goodwill, Salvation Army, and local mom&pop shops are treasure troves of things to hack or repurpose. When you hack something ... «Science 2.0, Apr 13»
5
1960: Bagna Cauda
Keep hot over a candle or spirit lamp. (See note.) 3. Prepare an assortment of raw vegetables, like cucumber, cauliflowerettes, strips of green pepper, celery, ... «New York Times, Nov 09»

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