lava lamp

English - Turkish

Definition of lava lamp in English Turkish dictionary

lav lambası

English - English

Definition of lava lamp in English English dictionary

A kind of lamp typically used more for decoration than illumination, in which the gentle flow of randomly-shaped clumps of wax purportedly suggests the flowing of lava

a lamp that has a coloured liquid substance inside it that moves up and down

lamp that was popular in the 1960s, lamp that contains colored oil that rises and falls as it is heated creating various shapes

Related Terms

lava lamps

plural form of lava lamp

Hyphenation

la·va lamp

Turkish pronunciation

lävı lämp

Pronunciation

/ˈlävə ˈlamp/ /ˈlɑːvə ˈlæmp/

Etymology

[ 'lä-v&, 'la- ] (noun.) 1759. Italian, ultimately from Latin labes fall; akin to Latin labi to slide; more at SLEEP.