sunlamp

noun sun·lamp \ˈsən-ˌlamp\

: a special lamp that produces light similar to sunlight and that is used to make your skin darker or to treat illness

Full Definition of SUNLAMP

: an electric lamp designed to emit radiation of wavelengths from ultraviolet to infrared

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First Known Use of SUNLAMP

1885

Rhymes with SUNLAMP

arc lamp, black damp, boot camp, break camp, C-clamp, death camp, decamp, encamp, firedamp, flashlamp, floor lamp, food stamp, glow lamp, headlamp, off-ramp, on-ramp, preamp, revamp, tax stamp, time-stamp, unclamp, work camp

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sunlamp

noun sun·lamp \ˈsən-ˌlamp\

Medical Definition of SUNLAMP

: an electric lamp designed to emit radiation of wavelengths from ultraviolet to infrared and used especially for therapeutic purposes or for producing a tan artificially

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