Drummondn.

Brit.

/ˈdrʌmənd/, U.S.

/ˈdrəmənd/

Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Drummond.

Etymology: < the name of Thomas Drummond (1797–1840), Scottish army officer and civil engineer, who invented the lamp (see note at definition).

Now historical.

attributive and in the genitive. Designating a lamp which produces an intense light by the incandescence of a piece of lime when it is heated (typically by an oxyhydrogen flame). Chiefly in Drummond light. Cf. limelight n.Invented by the Scottish engineer Thomas Drummond c1825 as an aid for conducting geographical surveys in conditions of low visibility.

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the world > matter > light > firework > [noun] > limelight

limelight1826

Drummond1830

oxyhydrogen light1849

oxy-calcium light1859

calcium light1864

1830 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 120 398 The Drummond light, then, the instant it was uncovered, elicited a sort of shout of admiration from the whole party.

1837 Mechanic's Mag. 17 June 167/2 Halil Pasha..requested to know if he was acquainted with a very remarkable light, which was known in England under the name of Drummond's lamp.

1875 A. W. Bennett & W. T. T. Dyer tr. J. von Sachs Text-bk. Bot. iii. iii. 662 The light of incandescent bodies (such as the Drummond's light) contains the same rays as sunlight.

1885 Jrnl. Soc. Chem. Industry 29 June 403/2 Those places which were acted upon by the concentrated light of a Drummond lamp.

1949 Sci. Monthly Feb. 104/1 A blackened sheet of copper (also an incandescent spiral of platinum), heated in the flame of an alcohol lamp, were used; also the Drummond lamp.

1984 Jrnl. Illinois State Hist. Soc. 77 38 One of the most commonly used types of high-intensity directional illumination—that is, spotlight—was the Drummond light, also known as a limelight.

2012 A. Reading Mark Inside iv. 67 You would have headed down Broadway toward the Drummond light slowly revolving on a spear atop a five-story building.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	drummond
释义	Drummondn. Brit. /ˈdrʌmənd/, U.S. /ˈdrəmənd/ Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Drummond. Etymology: < the name of Thomas Drummond (1797–1840), Scottish army officer and civil engineer, who invented the lamp (see note at definition). Now historical. attributive and in the genitive. Designating a lamp which produces an intense light by the incandescence of a piece of lime when it is heated (typically by an oxyhydrogen flame). Chiefly in Drummond light. Cf. limelight n.Invented by the Scottish engineer Thomas Drummond c1825 as an aid for conducting geographical surveys in conditions of low visibility. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > light > firework > [noun] > limelight limelight1826 Drummond1830 oxyhydrogen light1849 oxy-calcium light1859 calcium light1864 1830 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 120 398 The Drummond light, then, the instant it was uncovered, elicited a sort of shout of admiration from the whole party. 1837 Mechanic's Mag. 17 June 167/2 Halil Pasha..requested to know if he was acquainted with a very remarkable light, which was known in England under the name of Drummond's lamp. 1875 A. W. Bennett & W. T. T. Dyer tr. J. von Sachs Text-bk. Bot. iii. iii. 662 The light of incandescent bodies (such as the Drummond's light) contains the same rays as sunlight. 1885 Jrnl. Soc. Chem. Industry 29 June 403/2 Those places which were acted upon by the concentrated light of a Drummond lamp. 1949 Sci. Monthly Feb. 104/1 A blackened sheet of copper (also an incandescent spiral of platinum), heated in the flame of an alcohol lamp, were used; also the Drummond lamp. 1984 Jrnl. Illinois State Hist. Soc. 77 38 One of the most commonly used types of high-intensity directional illumination—that is, spotlight—was the Drummond light, also known as a limelight. 2012 A. Reading Mark Inside iv. 67 You would have headed down Broadway toward the Drummond light slowly revolving on a spear atop a five-story building. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1830
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