腕足动物

[ noun ]
marine animal with bivalve shell having a pair of arms bearing tentacles for capturing food; found worldwide
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Lamp \Lamp\ (l[a^]mp), n. [F. lampe, L. lampas, -adis, fr. Gr.
?, ?, torch, fr. ? to give light, to shine. Cf. {Lampad},
{Lantern}.]
1. A light-producing vessel, device, instrument or apparatus;
formerly referring especially to a vessel with a wick used
for the combustion of oil or other inflammable liquid, for
the purpose of producing artificial light; also, a similar
device using a gas as the combustible fuel; now referring
mainly to an electric lamp. See sense [3].
[1913 Webster +PJC]

2. Figuratively, anything which enlightens intellectually or
morally; anything regarded metaphorically a performing the
uses of a lamp.

Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my
path. --Ps. cxix.
105.

Ages elapsed ere Homer's lamp appeared. --Cowper.

3. (Elec.) A device or mechanism for producing light by
electricity, usually having a glass bulb or tube
containing the light-emitting element. Most lamps belong
to one of two categories, the {Incandescent lamp} (See
under {Incandescent}) or the {fluorescent lamp}. However,
see also {arc lamp}, below.
[1913 Webster +PJC]

4. A device that emits radiant energy in the form of heat,
infrared, or ultraviolet rays; as, a heat lamp.
[PJC]

{[AE]olipile lamp}, a hollow ball of copper containing
alcohol which is converted into vapor by a lamp beneath,
so as to make a powerful blowpipe flame when the vapor is
ignited. --Weale.

{Arc lamp} (Elec.), a form of lamp in which the voltaic arc
is used as the source of light.

{D["e]bereiner's lamp}, an apparatus for the instantaneous
production of a flame by the spontaneous ignition of a jet
of hydrogen on being led over platinum sponge; -- named
after the German chemist D["o]bereiner, who invented it.
Called also {philosopher's lamp}.

{Flameless lamp}, an aphlogistic lamp.

{Lamp burner}, the part of a lamp where the wick is exposed
and ignited. --Knight.

{Lamp fount}, a reservoir for oil, in a lamp.

{Lamp jack}. See 2d {Jack}, n., 4
(l) &
(n) .

{Lamp shade}, a screen, as of paper, glass, or tin, for
softening or obstructing the light of a lamp.

{Lamp shell} (Zo["o]l.), any brachiopod shell of the genus
{Terebratula} and allied genera. The name refers to the
shape, which is like that of an antique lamp. See
{Terebratula}.

{Safety lamp}, a miner's lamp in which the flame is
surrounded by fine wire gauze, preventing the kindling of
dangerous explosive gases; -- called also, from Sir
Humphry Davy the inventor, {Davy lamp}.

{To smell of the lamp}, to bear marks of great study and
labor, as a literary composition.

lampshell \lampshell\, lamp shell \lamp shell\n.
A mollusklike marine animal with bivalve shell having a pair
of arms bearing tentacles for capturing food, found
worldwide.

Syn: brachiopod.
[WordNet 1.5]


Terebratula \Ter`e*brat"u*la\, n.; pl. {Terebratul[ae]}. [Nl.,
dim. fr. terebratus, p. p., perforated.] (Zo["o]l.)
A genus of brachiopods which includes many living and some
fossil species. The larger valve has a perforated beak,
through which projects a short peduncle for attachment.
Called also {lamp shell}.