sun lamps

noun

plural of sun lamp
as in incandescent lamps

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  1. light bulbs
  2. candles
  3. headlights
  4. lanterns
  5. candelabra
Noun
  • Jennifer Jones, the principal designer of Niche Interiors, says living rooms are ideally outfitted with warm light bulbs in the 2,700-3,000 K range.
    — Maria Sabella, The Spruce, 20 Oct. 2026
  • The original computers were essentially thickets of light bulbs.
    — Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of light bulbs
Noun
  • The Greek patriarch will light candles and then the flame is passed from one candle to the next.
    — Sam Mednick, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026
Definition of candles
Noun
  • Brumbelow has found that cars with headlights rated highly by IIHS for visibility—which includes many but not all LED headlights—have 19% fewer nighttime crashes compared to cars with poor headlight visibility.
    — Matt Fuchs, Time, 4 Aug. 2025
Definition of headlights
Noun
  • String lights, solar lanterns, warm-toned bulbs and candle lanterns handle the lighting.
    — Lauren Schuster, Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Enchanted lanterns are suspended in the air, giving a magical ambiance to this charming Orlando home.
    — Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of lanterns
Noun
  • To the right, artificial houseplants stand in a currently dry fountain bedecked in blue light, and presided over by statue holding a candelabra-style light fixture like a torch.
    — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Here, a Pierre Jeanneret desk meets an Egyptian Revival candelabra.
    — Sam Cochran, Architectural Digest, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of candelabra
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