Carcel lamp

noun

A mechanical lamp from the 19th century, in which a superabundance of oil is pumped to the wick tube by clockwork.

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Meanings

nounCarcel lamp (plural Carcel lamps)

plural Carcel lamps

  1. historicalA mechanical lamp from the 19th century, in which a superabundance of oil is pumped to the wick tube by clockwork.

Origin

Named after its French inventor, Bernard Guillaume Carcel.

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Carcel lamp. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Carcel%20lamp

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“Carcel lamp.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Carcel%20lamp. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Carcel lamp,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Carcel%20lamp.

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