Dictionary.com
Thesaurus.com
Showing results for sun lamp. Search instead for sunray lamp.

sun lamp

British  

noun

  1. a lamp that generates ultraviolet rays, used for obtaining an artificial suntan, for muscular therapy, etc

  2. a lamp used in film studios, etc, to give an intense beam of light by means of parabolic mirrors

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

Some hiking boots, a sun lamp, a reusable travel mug, a rain jacket?

From Seattle Times Aug. 25, 2023

The one I found, Alternative Apparel’s Rocky sweatshirt, comes in many colors, including a cheery bright yellow that allows me to serve as a kind of seasonal affective disorder–fighting sun lamp for my family.

From Slate Nov. 30, 2020

He has a treadmill, shower, microwave and sun lamp and spends most of his day at his computer.

From The Guardian Jun. 18, 2016

Drew needs to fake a Bermuda tan in order to convince his fiancée that he’s been away, so he grumblingly strips off his shirt, and Regi turns a sun lamp on him.

From The New Yorker May 2, 2016

Two hours later I exposed my entire body to ultraviolet rays from a sun lamp.

From "Black Like Me" by John Howard Griffin

Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Join 12,000,000 vocabulary learners

Start learning new words today on VocabTrainer.
You'll remember them forever.

Start training