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HEAT LAMP
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Dictionary entry overview: What does heat lamp mean?
• HEAT LAMP (noun)
The noun HEAT LAMP has 1 sense:
1. electric heater consisting of a high-power incandescent lamp that emits infrared radiation
Familiarity information: HEAT LAMP used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Electric heater consisting of a high-power incandescent lamp that emits infrared radiation
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
heat lamp; infrared lamp
Context example:
the bathroom could be warmed by an infrared lamp
Hypernyms ("heat lamp" is a kind of...):
electric fire; electric heater (a small electric space heater)
Context examples
Don't use a heating pad, heat lamp, or the heat of a stove, fireplace, or radiator for warming. Since frostbite makes an area numb, you could burn it.
(Frostbite, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
The version of the infrared rectenna produces 8 nanowatts of power per square centimeter from a specialized heat lamp at 840 degrees.
(Harvesting Electrical Power from Waste Heat, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
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