heat lamp
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3.6
- noun
- /hiːt læmp/
:
lámpara de calor
- We're using portables to keep production going, but they don't supply enough power to the heat lamps, and we have to dry a lot of coffee beans.
- heat lamp that warms
- warmth of the heat lamp
- glow of a heat lamp
In fact, it was a thing with that we had at Dartmouth these amazing soft baked chocolate chip cookies under these heat lamps called Focal cookies.
- In fact, it was a thing with that we had at Dartmouth these amazing soft baked chocolate chip cookies under these heat lamps called Focal cookies.
Examples
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It was warmed up five hours under a heat lamp.
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When I apply the heat lamp, the strands actually expand.
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Do you use a heat lamp in the winter?
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We use a red heat lamp at night.
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When you put an ice cube under a heat lamp, it melts.
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Jeffrey overcooked the fish and let it sit under the heat lamp.
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The nurse carefully positioned the heat lamp to provide warmth for the newborn baby.
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During the winter, we keep the turtles warm by placing them under a heat lamp in their enclosure.
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After the surgery, the doctor recommended keeping the patient under a heat lamp to aid recovery.
Synonyms
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4.2
A light that gives heat you can feel but not see, used to warm or help sore muscles
Antonyms
How Warm
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'an electric lamp that produces heat' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'heat' (thermal energy) with 'lamp' (a light source) — i.e. a lamp that provides heat. This noun+noun compositional pattern is common and found across languages, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the meaning.
Etymology
Heat lamp comes from the simple, literal picture of a lamp that gives heat to keep things warm, like chicks, food, or a small room. So today it means 'an electric lamp used to warm things or small areas'.