lantern
fixed or portable enclosed lighting device
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Summary
lantern ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (894 views/month).[1]
Key Facts
- lantern is made of metal[2].
- lantern is made of glass[3].
- lantern is made of paper[4].
- lantern is a type of lighting device[5].
- lantern is a type of architectural element[6].
- lantern is used for lighting[7].
- lantern's Commons category is recorded as Lanterns[8].
- lantern's powered by is recorded as electricity[9].
- lantern's powered by is recorded as kerosene[10].
- lantern's powered by is recorded as battery[11].
- lantern's powered by is recorded as oil[12].
- lantern comprises lamp[13].
- lantern's main subject is light[14].
- lantern's described by source is recorded as Metropolitan Museum of Art Tagging Vocabulary[15].
- lantern's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[16].
- lantern's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[17].
- lantern's described by source is recorded as Collier's New Encyclopedia, 1921[18].
- lantern's described by source is recorded as The Domestic Encyclopædia; Or, A Dictionary Of Facts, And Useful Knowledge[19].
- lantern's used by is recorded as Homo sapiens[20].
Body
Definition and Type
Recorded subclass of include lighting device[5] and architectural element[6].
Use and Application
lantern is used for lighting[7]. lantern comprises lamp[13]. lantern's used by is recorded as Homo sapiens[20].
Why It Matters
lantern ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (894 views/month).[1] lantern has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21] lantern is known by 43 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]