SUNLAMP

sunlamp, sun lamp, sunray lamp, sun-ray lamp

(noun) a mercury-vapor lamp used in medical or cosmetic treatments

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

sunlamp (plural sunlamps)

A lamp that produces ultraviolet radiation; used for therapeutic or cosmetic purposes.

(film, photography) A high-intensity lamp, used to produce an illusion of daylight.

Anagrams

• unpalms

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

27 November 2024

NAUSEATING

(adjective) causing or able to cause nausea; “a nauseating smell”; “nauseous offal”; “a sickening stench”


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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the largest collection of coffee pots belongs to Robert Dahl (Germany) and consists of 27,390 coffee pots as of 2 November 2012, in Rövershagen, Germany.

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