Definition
A light worn on the head or forehead, typically used for hands-free illumination during activities like hiking, mining, or working.
Etymology
Compound word from 'head' (Old English heafod) and 'lamp' (from Greek lampas meaning 'torch'). The concept emerged with the need for portable, hands-free lighting in industrial and outdoor activities.
Kelly Says
Modern LED headlamps can produce over 1,000 lumens while weighing less than 3 ounces, representing a thousandfold improvement in efficiency over the carbide lamps that miners used a century ago.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
አራት መብራት
arät mäbrat
ARالعربية
ضوء أمامي
ḍawʾ ʔumāmī
CACatalà
llums de davant
ʎums də dəˈβan
CSČeština
přední světlomety
pr̝ɛdɲi svɛtlomɛti
DADansk
forlygter
foʁˈlyɡtɐ
DEDeutsch
Scheinwerfer
zaɪnˈvɛʁfɐ
ELΕλληνικά
πρόσθια φώτα
prósθia fóta
ESEspañol
faros delanteros
faɾos delanˈteɾos
FAفارسی
چراغ جلو
tʃɾɑɡ ʤɛlo
FISuomi
etupäävalo
etupæːvælo
FRFrançais
phares avant
faʁ avɑ̃
HAHA
wuta mai gabas
wu.tɑ mai ɡa.bas
HEעברית
פנסים קדמיים
panasim kadmayim
HIहिन्दी
हेडलाइट
heḍlāʼiṭ
HUMagyar
fényszórók
feːnysorook
IDBahasa Indonesia
lampu depan
lɑmpu dɛpɑn
ITItaliano
fari anteriori
faˈri antɛˈrjoːri
KKKK
алдыңғы жарық
aldıñɣɯ ʒarɯq
MSBahasa Melayu
lampu depan
lɑmpu dɛpɑn
MYမြန်မာ
မျက်နှာစကြဝဠာ
mjɛʔn̥aʔ tɕaʔ kwɑ
NLNederlands
koplampen
koʊplɑmpən
PLPolski
reflektory
rɛflɛkˈtɔrɨ
PTPortuguês
faróis dianteiros
faˈɾɔjz diɐnˈtejɾuʃ
SVSvenska
strålkastare
strɔːlkaˈstaːrɛ
SWKiswahili
taa za mbele
taː za mbɛlɛ
TAதமிழ்
முன் விளக்கு
muṉ viḷaḳku
TEతెలుగు
హెడ్ లైట్లు
heḍ laḭṭlu
TLTL
ilaw sa harapan
i.laʊ sa ha.ɾa.pɑn
URاردو
ہیڈ لائٹ
heḍ lāʼiṭ
VITiếng Việt
đèn pha
ʔɗɛn fa
ZUZU
amathani ephambili
a.ma.tʰa.ni e.pʰa.mbi.li