petromaxn.

Brit.

/ˈpɛtrəmaks/, U.S.

/ˈpɛtrəˌmæks/

Forms: also with capital initial.

Origin: A borrowing from German. Etymon: German Petromax.

Etymology: < German Petromax (1920, earliest as a brand name) < Petro- (in Petroleum petroleum n.; compare petro- comb. form²) + Max, male forename, after Petroleum-Maxe, the nickname of the German inventor Max Graetz (1861–1937), who developed and marketed this lamp from 1910.

A proprietary name for: a type of vaporized paraffin pressure lamp; (usually now applied to) a portable lantern of this kind. Frequently attributive.

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the world > matter > light > artificial light > an artificial light > artificial light defined by light-source > [noun] > oil-lamp > pressure lamp > specific

primus1893

petromax1929

Tilley1932

1929 Illustr. Weekly India 22 Sept. 5/2 (advt.) ‘Petromax’ Table Lamps... 200 c. p. Dainty and neat. Supplied with Seladon..shade and fringes.

1937 Philippine Jrnl. Sci. 61 126 The specimens were collected by me personally at light (400 C. P. Petromax).

1962 E. L. R. Meyerowitz At Court of Afr. King ii. 65 It had become dark, as the moon, which had shone so brightly in the early evening, had disappeared behind a cloud and the petromax lamp needed pumping up.

1990 V. S. Naipaul India: Million Mutinies iv. 229 When the darkness came the Petromax pressure lamps were lighted.

2002 Times of India (Nexis) 25 Apr. The helpless students are forced to do their homework in the light of a single petromax available in the school.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	petromax
释义	petromaxn. Brit. /ˈpɛtrəmaks/, U.S. /ˈpɛtrəˌmæks/ Forms: also with capital initial. Origin: A borrowing from German. Etymon: German Petromax. Etymology: < German Petromax (1920, earliest as a brand name) < Petro- (in Petroleum petroleum n.; compare petro- comb. form²) + Max, male forename, after Petroleum-Maxe, the nickname of the German inventor Max Graetz (1861–1937), who developed and marketed this lamp from 1910. A proprietary name for: a type of vaporized paraffin pressure lamp; (usually now applied to) a portable lantern of this kind. Frequently attributive. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > light > artificial light > an artificial light > artificial light defined by light-source > [noun] > oil-lamp > pressure lamp > specific primus1893 petromax1929 Tilley1932 1929 Illustr. Weekly India 22 Sept. 5/2 (advt.) ‘Petromax’ Table Lamps... 200 c. p. Dainty and neat. Supplied with Seladon..shade and fringes. 1937 Philippine Jrnl. Sci. 61 126 The specimens were collected by me personally at light (400 C. P. Petromax). 1962 E. L. R. Meyerowitz At Court of Afr. King ii. 65 It had become dark, as the moon, which had shone so brightly in the early evening, had disappeared behind a cloud and the petromax lamp needed pumping up. 1990 V. S. Naipaul India: Million Mutinies iv. 229 When the darkness came the Petromax pressure lamps were lighted. 2002 Times of India (Nexis) 25 Apr. The helpless students are forced to do their homework in the light of a single petromax available in the school. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1929
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