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Definition of Heat lamp
1. Noun. Electric heater consisting of a high-power incandescent lamp that emits infrared radiation. "The bathroom could be warmed by an infrared lamp"
Medical Definition of Heat lamp
1. A lamp that emits infrared light and produces heat; used to apply topical heat to the skin. Synonym: thermolamp. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Heat Lamp
Literary usage of Heat lamp
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Elements of Chemistry: Theoretical and Practical by William Allen Miller (1877)
"... obtained by operating in this way :— Relative Absorbability of Different Kinds
of Heat. Lamp-black appears to absorb all the rays that fall upon it, ..."
2. Chemical Recreations: A Compendium of Experimental Chemistry by John Joseph Griffin (1838)
"... Ditto, Large size, 2J hy 2£ inch, C.—APPLICATION OF HEAT. LAMP FURNACE, pages
24, 280. Stoneware Spirit Lamp, with cover and tin wick holder, page 24, ..."
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