Anglepoisen.

Brit.

/ˈaŋɡlpɔɪz/, U.S.

/ˈæŋɡəlˌpɔɪz/

Forms: also with lower-case initial.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: angle n.², poise n.¹

Etymology: < angle n.² + poise n.¹

A proprietary name for: a type of desk lamp with a jointed arm and counterbalancing springs that hold it in any position to which it is adjusted. Frequently attributive, esp. in Anglepoise lamp.

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the world > matter > light > artificial light > an artificial light > [noun] > lamp > desk lamp

reading lamp1779

desk lamp1896

Anglepoise1935

1935 Times 29 Oct. 10/6 (advt.) The Terry Anglepoise is ‘the lamp that really makes you see what you are doing’.

1940 R. Graves & A. Hodge Long Week-end xx. 350 Angle~poise reading-lamps that would swing and bend in any desired direction.

1961 I. Murdoch Severed Head vi. 52 He switched off the centre lights and turned on a single anglepoise lamp on the work table which he swung round towards the pedestal.

2002 V. Coren & C. Skelton Once more, with Feeling 9 The visual standards of most porn films are nothing that we couldn't recreate with a home video camera and an anglepoise lamp.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	anglepoise
释义	Anglepoisen. Brit. /ˈaŋɡlpɔɪz/, U.S. /ˈæŋɡəlˌpɔɪz/ Forms: also with lower-case initial. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: angle n.², poise n.¹ Etymology: < angle n.² + poise n.¹ A proprietary name for: a type of desk lamp with a jointed arm and counterbalancing springs that hold it in any position to which it is adjusted. Frequently attributive, esp. in Anglepoise lamp. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > light > artificial light > an artificial light > [noun] > lamp > desk lamp reading lamp1779 desk lamp1896 Anglepoise1935 1935 Times 29 Oct. 10/6 (advt.) The Terry Anglepoise is ‘the lamp that really makes you see what you are doing’. 1940 R. Graves & A. Hodge Long Week-end xx. 350 Angle~poise reading-lamps that would swing and bend in any desired direction. 1961 I. Murdoch Severed Head vi. 52 He switched off the centre lights and turned on a single anglepoise lamp on the work table which he swung round towards the pedestal. 2002 V. Coren & C. Skelton Once more, with Feeling 9 The visual standards of most porn films are nothing that we couldn't recreate with a home video camera and an anglepoise lamp. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1935
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