lava lamp
noun
plural lava lamps
: a decorative lamp constructed of a transparent glass container filled with liquid and wax that is heated by an incandescent bulb which melts the wax and causes it to form random moving shapes within the liquid
Lava lamps are back—and not just among retro hipsters lounging on shag rugs and waterbeds.—
Richard A. Kerr
Richard A. KerrThe lava lamp on my son's bureau gives him a vantage point to ponder the colorful blobs rising and falling as their temperature and density change.—Benjamin A. Brooks
Benjamin A. BrooksExamples of lava lamp in a Sentence
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The modern-day version of the lava lamp Browse the projector’s huge library for something nifty to display by your gaming setup or in your living room.
—Stack Commerce, Popular Science, 18 Sep. 2024
This cycle kind of looks like a lava lamp in action, and is likely responsible for ejecting vital elements like carbon and nitrogen out into the cosmos.
—Michael Irving, New Atlas, 12 Sep. 2024
The crowning touch is a giant mosquito with a lava lamp on its thorax; the whole thing is made of a bunch of dumb American junk.
—Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 10 Sep. 2024
The Bugatti Residence’s twin footprints curve into a single metallic form reaching to the desert sky like a static chrome lava lamp bubble.
—Nicolas Stecher, Robb Report, 2 Sep. 2024
Like a lava lamp, this rock cools, becomes denser, and sinks in a churning, circular pattern called convection.
—Byhannah Richter, science.org, 7 Aug. 2024
The bottles glowed like lava lamps between the vines.
—Sophie Dodd, Travel + Leisure, 10 Aug. 2024
Megan has been an unstoppable force of beauty inspiration this summer both onstage during her Hot Girl Summer tour and during her downtime, including neon orange hair and lava lamp nails, among many, many other looks.
—Kara Nesvig, Allure, 7 Aug. 2024
Advertisement The trailers, crafted by Pierson and her wife, have their own unique 70s-era decor that includes yellow and orange curtains, bright furniture and color walls including one splattered with orange lava lamp shapes.
—Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2024
Stack Commerce, Popular Science, 18 Sep. 2024
This cycle kind of looks like a lava lamp in action, and is likely responsible for ejecting vital elements like carbon and nitrogen out into the cosmos.
—Michael Irving, New Atlas, 12 Sep. 2024
The crowning touch is a giant mosquito with a lava lamp on its thorax; the whole thing is made of a bunch of dumb American junk.
—Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 10 Sep. 2024
The Bugatti Residence’s twin footprints curve into a single metallic form reaching to the desert sky like a static chrome lava lamp bubble.
—Nicolas Stecher, Robb Report, 2 Sep. 2024
Like a lava lamp, this rock cools, becomes denser, and sinks in a churning, circular pattern called convection.
—Byhannah Richter, science.org, 7 Aug. 2024
The bottles glowed like lava lamps between the vines.
—Sophie Dodd, Travel + Leisure, 10 Aug. 2024
Megan has been an unstoppable force of beauty inspiration this summer both onstage during her Hot Girl Summer tour and during her downtime, including neon orange hair and lava lamp nails, among many, many other looks.
—Kara Nesvig, Allure, 7 Aug. 2024
Advertisement The trailers, crafted by Pierson and her wife, have their own unique 70s-era decor that includes yellow and orange curtains, bright furniture and color walls including one splattered with orange lava lamp shapes.
—Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2024
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“Lava lamp.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lava%20lamp. Accessed 22 Oct. 2024.
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