lamp base

Shade's supporting foot

The lamp base is the bottom portion of a lamp that provides stability and houses the socket where the bulb connects.

It supports the shade and stem while concealing wiring.

Lamp bases come in countless materials and styles—ceramic, metal, glass, wood—and often serve as decorative elements: She found a vintage brass lamp base at the antique shop.

Related
  • finialDecorative top element
  • harpPlucked orchestral strings
  • socketHollow receiving cavity
  • ceramicFired clay material
  • stemPlant's central axis

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lamp component position

lamp baselampshade

Bulb-concealing light diffuser

lamp shade · shade · bulb socket · bulb

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G