Meanings
Origin
A trademarked name registered by Mathmos in 1963 for the item.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Esperanto lafolampo
- lafolampolamp used for decoration
Estonian laavalamp
- laavalamplamp used for decoration
Finnish laavalamppu
- laavalamppulamp used for decoration
French lampe à lave
- lampe à lavelamp used for decoration
German Lavalampe
- Lavalampelamp used for decoration
Greek λάμπα λάβας
- λάμπα λάβας (lámpa lávas)lamp used for decoration
Hebrew מְנוֹרָה לַבָּה
- מְנוֹרָה לַבָּה (m'norá láva)lamp used for decoration
Hungarian lávalámpa
- lávalámpalamp used for decoration
Icelandic hraunlampi
- hraunlampilamp used for decoration
Japanese ラバライト, ラーヴァランプ
- ラバライト (rabaraito)lamp used for decoration
- ラーヴァランプ (rāvaranpu)lamp used for decoration
Portuguese lâmpada de lava
- lâmpada de lavalamp used for decoration
Russian ла́вовая ла́мпа, лава-ла́мпа
- ла́вовая ла́мпа (lávovaja lámpa)lamp used for decoration
- лава-ла́мпа (lava-lámpa)lamp used for decoration
Swedish lavalampa
- lavalampalamp used for decoration
Turkish lava lambası
- lava lambasılamp used for decoration
Cite this entry
APA
lava lamp. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lava%20lamp
MLA
“lava lamp.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lava%20lamp. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lava lamp,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lava%20lamp.
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