Look up: lantern

1. Lantern
   In Italian and modern architecture a lantern is an open structure of light material set upon a roof, to give light and air to the interior. The term is also applied to a cage or open chamber of rich architecture, open below into the building or tower which it crowns; and to a smaller and secondary c...
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2. Lantern
   [album] Lantern is an album by Clogs, released in 2006. ==Track listing== ...
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3. Lantern
   What in normal English we call a light, in the theatre is called a lantern. Actually, it's a slightly old-fashioned expression: luminaire is used more often nowadays, whereas some prefer the American term instrument.
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4. Lantern
   Small structure with open or windowed sides on top of a roof or dome to let light or air into the enclosed space below.
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5. lantern
   A small circular or polygonal structure, with windows all around the base, which opens above a larger tower or dome.
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6. Lantern
   One of the many words for a theatre light. Also Luminaire, Instrument, Light, Fitting, Lamp.
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7. lantern
   [n] - light in a transparent protective case
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8. Lantern
   A stage-light.
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9. lantern
   In architecture, an ornamental turret erected on the roof or dome of a building to provide light (and also sometimes providing ventilation). A lantern may be square, circular, or polygonal in plan;...
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10. lantern
    in a centrifugal pump,a hollow casing on the engine side of the pump body Category: Mechanical engineering
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11. Lantern
    a small glazed turret lighting a roof or dome, usually quite small, but can be large magnificent and technically brilliant as at Ely Cathedral.
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12. Lantern
    Found on the top of buildings, lanterns are usually windowed, delicate structures designed to let light in to the roof and rooms below. They can be found on both Classical and Gothic buildings.
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13. Lantern
    A small circular or polygonal structure, often decorative, with windows all around, constructed above an opening in a dome or roof. In some Armenian churches it is also used as a belltower.
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14. Lantern
    Lan'tern (lăn'tẽrn) noun [ French lanterne , Latin lanterna , laterna , from Greek lampth`r light, torch. See Lamp .] 1. Something inclosing a light, and protecting it from wind, rain, etc.; --...
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15. Lantern
    Lan'tern transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Lanterned ; present participle & verbal noun Lanterning .] [ Confer French lanterner to hang at the lamp post, from lantern...
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16. lantern
    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...
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17. lantern
    noun light in a transparent protective case
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18. Lantern
    • (n.) 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. • (n.) A lantern pinion or trundle wheel. See Lantern pinion (below). • (n.) A kind of cage ...
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19. lantern
    a case, ordinarily metal, with transparent or translucent sides, used to contain and protect a lamp.[1 related articles]
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20. lantern
    in architecture, originally an openwork timber construction placed on top of a building to admit light and allow smoke to escape. Something of this ... [1 related articles]
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21. Lantern
    [disambiguation] A lantern is a portable lighting device used to illuminate broad areas. Lantern may also refer to: ...
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22. Lantern
    A lantern is a portable lighting device or mounted light fixture used to illuminate broad areas. Lanterns may also be used for signaling, as `torches`, or as general light sources outdoors (such as camping). Low light level varieties are used for decoration. The term "lantern" is also used more generically to mean a `light source` or the enc...
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23. Lantern
    Crowning element of a dome, usually circular or polygonal, admitting light to the interior of the building.
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24. Lantern
    What in normal English we call a light, in the theatre is called a lantern. Actually, it's a slightly old-fashioned expression: luminaire is used more often nowadays, whereas some prefer the American term instrument.
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