English Explanatory Dictionary

lava lamp

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-lava lamp.wav

Word forms

lava lamp lava lamps

Etymology

A trademarked name registered by Mathmos in 1963 for the item.

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