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单词 lava lamp
释义

lava lamp

[ lah-vuh-lamp ]
/ ˈlɑ və ˌlæmp /

noun

an electric lamp made of a transparent, tapered cylinder containing a liquid in which a colored wax-based or waxlike substance is stimulated by the heat of the light bulb to change into randomly separating shapes that constantly rise and fall:Call me an old hippie, but lava lamps belong in rooms with Woodstock posters and beaded curtains, not among the pristine décor of gabled verandas.

Origin of lava lamp

First recorded in 1965–70

Words nearby lava lamp

lav, lava, lavabo, lavage, Laval, lava lamp, lavalava, lavaliere, lavaliere microphone, Lavalleja, La Vallière
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British Dictionary definitions for lava lamp

lava lamp

noun

a decorative type of lamp in which a luminous viscous material moves in constantly changing shapes

Word Origin for lava lamp

C20: from the resemblance of the shapes to molten lava in water
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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