reading lamp
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- noun
- /ˈriːdɪŋ læmp/
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lámpara de lectura
- After a while, he crawled over the big double bed and lit the little reading lamp.
- the light of a reading lamp
- turn on the reading lamp
- switched on the reading lamp
Examples
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I switched on my reading lamp to enjoy the novel without straining my eyes.
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The room is dark except for a reading lamp.
Fiction book (1998) -
I switched on my reading lamp and looked at his face.
Fiction book (1995) -
Most graduate study programs require an excessive amount of reading; therefore, a good reading lamp will always make a great gift.
Blog text (9) -
Annie sits in the huge reading room, books spread out before her, under a green reading lamp.
Fiction book (1998) -
There was a small reading lamp on the table beside Father John's bed.
Fiction book (2000) -
Isabel switched on the reading lamp and slipped from the bed.
Fiction book (1998) -
On the low bedside table, next to the reading lamp, he saw the empty teacup.
Fiction book (1996) -
Two club chairs, slipcovered in striped duckcloth, flanked a painted green table topped by a reading lamp.
Fiction book (1999) -
She preferred to read in her cozy chair under the soft light of a reading lamp.
Synonyms
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A small light that stands on a table for reading or making a room look nice
A lamp with an adjustable neck that gives focused light for reading or study
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a lamp designed to provide focused light suitable for reading' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'reading' (the activity) with 'lamp' (a light source). This noun–noun compositional pattern is common cross-linguistically and follows ordinary English word-formation, so a B1 learner who knows both words will readily infer the intended purpose.
Etymology
The compound reading lamp is a simple name that joins reading, the activity, and lamp, a light, to describe a lamp made to shine on a book. That's why it means 'a lamp for reading'.