lantern

Tanımlar (İngilizce)

1. isim A case of translucent or transparent material made to protect a flame, or light, used to illuminate its surroundings.
2. isim Especially, a metal casing with lens used to illuminate a stage (e.g. spotlight, floodlight).
3. isim An open structure of light material set upon a roof, to give light and air to the interior.

   “The station also boasts a large semi-domed French pavilion roof with fish-scale tiles and iron cresting, plus a rectangular hall with arcaded upper storey and wooden lantern.”

4. isim A cage or open chamber of rich architecture, open below into the building or tower which it crowns.
5. isim A smaller and secondary cupola crowning a larger one, for ornament, or to admit light.

   “the lantern of the cupola of the Capitol at Washington, or that of the Florence cathedral”

6. isim A lantern pinion or trundle wheel.
7. isim 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.; a lantern brass.
8. isim A light formerly used as a signal by a railway guard or conductor at night.
9. isim A perforated barrel to form a core upon.
10. isim Aristotle's lantern
11. fiil To furnish with a lantern.

    “to lantern a lighthouse”

12. sıfat Of a facial feature, large and squarish in shape as an old-fashioned lantern.

    “A youngish looking man came up to him, and aggressive-looking type with a hook mouth, a lantern nose, and small beady little cheekbones.”