Simplified Chinese Meaning of lantern
灯笼
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Definitions and Meaning of lantern in English
lantern (n)
light in a transparent protective case
lantern (n.)
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.
An open structure of light material set upon a roof, to give light and air to the interior.
A cage or open chamber of rich architecture, open below into the building or tower which it crowns.
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.
A lantern pinion or trundle wheel. See pinion (below).
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.
A perforated barrel to form a core upon.
See Aristotle's lantern.
lantern (v. t.)
To furnish with a lantern; as, to lantern a lighthouse.
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灯笼
light in a transparent protective caseSomething inclosing a light, and protecting it from wind, rain, etc. ; -- sometimes portable, as a closed vessel or case o
蜡烛,电筒,灯,照明,电弧灯,电弧灯,信号灯,烛台,烛台,吊灯
No antonyms found.
lantanuric => 镧尿酸, lantanum => 镧, lantanium => 镧, lantana => 马缨丹, lant => 缺口,
