relampv.
/ˌriːˈlamp/, U.S. /riˈlæmp/ transitive. To replace the light bulbs of (a fixture, building, etc.); to refit with a new type of light bulb. Also intransitive.
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1911 Bull. National Electric Light Assoc. (U.S.) 4 484 The cost to us for inspecting, cleaning and relamping signs is 9 cents per lamp per year.
1965 Times 16 Dec. 17/5 The company will also relamp the entire installation after 12 months.
1984 Jrnl. Archit. Educ. 37 30 (table) Relamping a building with more energy efficient bulbs.
1990 Amer. Banker (Electronic ed.) 8 Jan. 4 If we didn't relamp all at once, we would have to keep a record on each bulb.
2009 Crain's Detroit Business (Nexis) 2 Feb. The advantage of re-lamping a building is a very significant thing environmentally... Using LEDs or light fluorescents doesn't require changing fixtures.
Derivatives
ˌreˈlamping n.
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1913 Message of President of U.S. transmitting Rep. Comm. Econ. & Efficiency 875 The way in which it is required to obtain lamps from the Government, however, makes the operation of relamping a very slow process.
1998 Manufacturing Managem. June 35/1 Illuminance levels at the factory have increased to at least 500 lux following the relamping.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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