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1.
A ~ is a light that works by using electricity or by burning oil or gas.
She switched on the bedside ~...
In the evenings we eat by the light of an oil ~.
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2.
A ~ is an electrical device which produces a special type of light or heat, used especially in medical or beauty treatment.
...a sun ~.
...the use of infra-red ~s.
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