English-Thai Dictionary

lantern

N โคมไฟ  โป๊ะ ไฟ  ตะเกียง  torch lamp kom-fai

 

lantern fish

N ปลา ใต้ ทะเล น้ำ ลึก ที่ เรืองแสง ได้ 

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

LANTERN

n.[L. laterna.] 1. A case or vessel made of tin perforated with many holes, or of some transparent substance, as glass, horn, or oiled paper; used for carrying a candle or other light in the open air, or into stables, etc.
A dark lantern is one with a single opening, which may be closed so as to conceal the light.
2. A light-house or light to direct the course of ships.
3. In architecture, a little dome raised over the roof of a building to give light, and to serve as a crowning to the fabric.
4. A square cage of carpentry placed over the ridge of a corridor or gallery, between two rows of shops, to illuminate them.
Magic lantern, an optical machine by which painted images are represented so much magnified as to appear like the effect of magic.

 

LANTERN-FLY

n.An insect of the genus Fulgora.

 

LANTERN-JAWS

n.A thin visage.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

LANTERN

Lan "tern, n. Etym: [F. lanterne, L. lanterna, laterna, from Gr. Lamp. ]

 

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. (Arch. ) (a ) An open structure of light material set upon a roof, to give light and air to the interior. (b ) A cage or open chamber of rich architecture, open below into the building or tower which it crowns. (c ) 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. (Mach. )

 

Defn: A lantern pinion or trundle wheel. See Lantern pinion (below ).

 

4. (Steam Engine )

 

Defn: 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. (Founding )

 

Defn: A perforated barrel to form a core upon.

 

6. (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: See Aristotle's lantern.

 

Note: 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 (Zoöl.), any one of several species of large, handsome, hemipterous insects of the genera Laternaria, Fulgora, and allies, of the family Fulgoridæ. The largest species is Laternaria phosphorea of Brazil. The head of some species has been supposed to be phosphorescent. -- Lantern jaws, long, thin jaws; hence, a thin visage. -- Lantern pinion, Lantern wheel (Mach. ), a kind of pinion or wheel having cylindrical bars or trundles, instead of teeth, inserted at their ends in two parallel disks or plates; -- so called as resembling a lantern in shape; -- called also wallower, or trundle. -- Lantern shell (Zoöl.), 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.

 

LANTERN

Lan "tern, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Lanterned; p. pr. & vb. n. Lanterning.]Etym: [Cf. F. lanterner to hang at the lamp post, fr. lanterne. See Lantern. ]

 

Defn: To furnish with a lantern; as, to lantern a lighthouse.

 

LANTERN-JAWED

LANTERN-JAWED Lan "tern-jawed `, a.

 

Defn: Having lantern jaws or long, thin jaws; as, a lantern-jawed person.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

lantern

lan tern |ˈlantərn ˈlæn (t )ərn | ▶noun 1 a lamp with a transparent case protecting the flame or electric bulb, and typically having a handle by which it can be carried or hung: a paper lantern. • the light chamber at the top of a lighthouse. • short for magic lantern. 2 a square, curved, or polygonal structure on the top of a dome or a room, with the sides glazed or open, so as to admit light. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French lanterne, from Latin lanterna, from Greek lamptēr ‘torch, lamp, ’ from lampein ‘to shine. ’

 

Lantern Festival

Lan tern Fes ti val |ˈlæn (t )ərn ˈfɛstəvəl | ▶noun another name for Bon.

 

lantern fish

lan tern fish ▶noun ( pl. same or fishes ) a deep-sea fish that has organs on its body that emit light, seen chiefly when it rises to the surface at night. [Family Myctophidae: several genera and species. ]

 

lantern fly

lan |tern fly ▶noun a chiefly tropical bug which is typically brightly coloured and may have a large bizarrely shaped head. It was formerly thought to be luminescent. ●Family Fulgoridae, suborder Homoptera.

 

lantern jaw

lan tern jaw |ˈlæn (t )ərn ʤɔ | ▶noun a long, thin jaw and prominent chin. DERIVATIVES lan tern-jawed adjective

 

lantern slide

lan tern slide ▶noun historical a mounted photographic transparency for projection by a magic lantern.

 

lantern wheel

lan |tern wheel ▶noun a cylindrical gearwheel.

 

Oxford Dictionary

lantern

lan |tern |ˈlantən | ▶noun 1 a lamp with a transparent case protecting the flame or electric bulb, and typically having a handle by which it may be carried or hung: a paper lantern. 2 a square, curved, or polygonal structure on the top of a dome or a room, with the sides glazed or open so as to admit light. • the light chamber at the top of a lighthouse. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French lanterne, from Latin lanterna, from Greek lamptēr ‘torch, lamp ’, from lampein ‘to shine ’.

 

Lantern Festival

Lantern Festival ▶noun another name for Bon.

 

lanternfish

lantern |fish |ˈlantənfɪʃ | ▶noun ( pl. same or lanternfishes ) a deep-sea fish that has light organs on its body, seen chiefly when it rises to the surface at night. ●Family Myctophidae: several genera and species.

 

lantern fly

lan |tern fly ▶noun a chiefly tropical bug which is typically brightly coloured and may have a large bizarrely shaped head. It was formerly thought to be luminescent. ●Family Fulgoridae, suborder Homoptera.

 

lantern jaw

lan |tern jaw ▶noun a long, thin jaw and prominent chin. DERIVATIVES lantern-jawed adjective

 

lantern slide

lan |tern slide ▶noun historical a mounted photographic transparency for projection by a magic lantern.

 

lantern wheel

lan |tern wheel ▶noun a cylindrical gearwheel.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

lantern

lantern noun See lamp.

 

French Dictionary

lanterne

lanterne n. f. nom féminin Fanal. : La porte d ’entrée est éclairée par deux lanternes. LOCUTIONS Éclairer la lanterne de quelqu ’un. figuré Lui fournir les lumières nécessaires, le renseigner. Prendre des vessies pour des lanternes. figuré Se méprendre, confondre vaines apparences et réalités.

 

lanterneau

lanterneau n. m. (pl. lanterneaux ) Petite construction basse, de base carrée ou rectangulaire, percée de fenêtres et placée au faîte d ’un toit pour permettre l ’éclairage et la ventilation des parties sous le toit (GDT ).

 

lanterner

lanterner v. intr. verbe intransitif familier Perdre son temps, traîner. SYNONYME lambiner ; musarder . aimer

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

lantern

lan tern /lǽntə r n /〖語源は 「明かり, たいまつ 」; lampと同源 〗名詞 複 ～s /-z /C 1 ランタン , 手提げランプ , カンテラ ; ちょうちん ▸ a Japanese paper lantern (日本式の )ちょうちん ▸ a Chinese lantern (紙張りの )ちょうちん ▸ a magic lantern 幻灯 2 (灯台の最上部にある )灯火室 ; 〘建 〙頂塔 ; (採光 通風のための )越し屋根 ; 明かり窓 .～́ f ì sh 〘魚 〙ハダカイワシ .～́ fl ỳ 〘虫 〙ビワハゴロモ .～́ sl ì de 幻灯のスライド .

 

lantern-jawed

l á ntern-j à wed 形容詞 (ほおがこけて )あごが細くつき出た .