davy lamp

Da·vy lamp

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [dey-vee lamp]
- /ˈdeɪ vi læmp/
- /ˈdeɪ.vi læmp/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [dey-vee lamp]
- /ˈdeɪ vi læmp/

Definitions of davy lamp words

noun davy lamp an early safety lamp for miners, in which the flame was enclosed by wire gauze as a protection against firedamp 3
noun davy lamp a safety lamp formerly used by miners. 1
noun davy lamp Alternative letter-case form of Davy lamp. 0

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Origin of davy lamp

First appearance:

before 1810

One of the 40% newest English words

First recorded in 1810-20; named after Sir H. Davy

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Parts of speech for Davy lamp

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Davy lamp

davy lamp popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 39% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 58% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.