lava lamp

English

Etymology

A trademarked name registered by Mathmos in 1963 for the item.

Noun

lava lamp (plural lava lamps)

A kind of lamp, typically used more for decoration than illumination, in which the gentle flow of randomly-shaped clumps of wax purportedly suggests the flowing of lava.

Translations

lamp used for decoration

Azerbaijani: lava lampası
Estonian: laavalamp
Finnish: laavalamppu (fi)
French: lampe à lave

German: Lavalampe f
Hungarian: lávalámpa ‎
Swedish: lavalampa
Turkish: lava lambası

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