Definition of Lantern

1. Noun. Light in a transparent protective case.

Specialized synonyms: Chinese Lantern, Bull's-eye, Dark Lantern, Jack-o'-lantern
Generic synonyms: Lamp

Definition of Lantern

1. n. Something inclosing a light, and protecting it from wind, rain, etc.; -- sometimes portable, as a closed vessel or case of horn, perforated tin, glass, oiled paper, or other material, having a lamp or candle within; sometimes fixed, as the glazed inclosure of a street light, or of a lighthouse light.

2. v. t. To furnish with a lantern; as, to lantern a lighthouse.

Definition of Lantern

1. a protective case for a light [n -S]

Medical Definition of Lantern

1. 1. Something inclosing a light, and protecting it from wind, rain, etc.; sometimes portable, as a closed vessel or case of horn, perforated tin, glass, oiled paper, or other material, having a lamp or candle within; sometimes fixed, as the glazed inclosure of a street light, or of a lighthouse light. 2. An open structure of light material set upon a roof, to give light and air to the interior. A cage or open chamber of rich architecture, open below into the building or tower which it crowns. A smaller and secondary cupola crowning a larger one, for ornament, or to admit light; such as the lantern of the cupola of the Capitol at Washington, or that of the Florence cathedral. 3. A lantern pinion or trundle wheel. See Lantern pinion (below). 4. A kind of cage inserted in a stuffing box and surrounding a piston rod, to separate the packing into two parts and form a chamber between for the reception of steam, etc.; called also lantern brass. 5. A perforated barrel to form a core upon. 6. See Aristotle's lantern. Fig. 1 represents a hand lantern; fig. 2, an arm lantern; fig. 3, a breast lantern; so named from the positions in which they are carried. Dark lantern, a lantern with a single opening, which may be closed so as to conceal the light; called also bull's-eye. Lantern fly, Lantern carrier, any translucent, marine, bivalve shell of the genus Anatina, and allied genera. Magic lantern, an optical instrument consisting of a case inclosing a light, and having suitable lenses in a lateral tube, for throwing upon a screen, in a darkened room or the like, greatly magnified pictures from slides placed in the focus of the outer lens. Origin: F. Lanterne, L. Lanterna, laterna, from Gr. Light, torch. See Lamp. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Lantern

lanseh tree
lanset
Lansing
Lansium domesticum
lansoprazole
lant
lant
lantana
lantanas
lantanum
lantanuric
Lanterman
Lanterman's incisures
Lanterman's segments
lantern (current term)
lantern (current term)
lantern-fly
lantern-jawed
lanterned
lanternfish
lanterns
lantern fly
lantern jaw
lantern pinion
lantern slide
lantern wheel
lanthanic
lanthanide
lanthanides
lanthanides

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