Home › Words › A › anglepoiseanglepoiseanglepoise · noun — A lamp with an adjustable folding arm to allow the direction of light to be changed.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).EtymologyFrom angle + poise, originally a brand name.nounA lamp with an adjustable folding arm to allow the direction of light to be changed.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.angleable 64% match — Able to be adjusted to various angles. vs anglepoise →desklamp 54% match — A lamp which sits on and is used to illuminate a desk. vs anglepoise →bedlamp 54% match — A bedside lamp. vs anglepoise →archipendulum 50% match — An ancient device used to measure angles, consisting of an A-shaped device with a plumbline attached to the top vertex and a mark on the midpoint of the crossbar. vs anglepoise →angled 50% match — Arranged so as to form an angle. vs anglepoise →lightshade 50% match — lampshade vs anglepoise →anglemeter 50% match — An inclinometer (especially in geology, for measuring the dip of strata vs anglepoise →belamped 50% match — Fitted with a lamp or lamps. vs anglepoise →