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Fluorescent Lamp

see synonyms of fluorescent lamp

Noun

1. fluorescent lamp

lamp consisting of a tube coated on the inside with a fluorescent material; mercury vapor in the tube emits ultraviolet radiation that is converted to visible radiation by the fluorescent material

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Fluorescent Lamp

see synonyms of fluorescent lamp
noun
1. 
a type of lamp in which an electrical gas discharge is maintained in a tube with a thin layer of phosphor on its inside surface. The gas, which is often mercury vapour, emits ultraviolet radiation causing the phosphor to fluoresce
2. 
a type of lamp in which an electrical discharge is maintained in a tube containing a gas such as neon, mercury vapour, or sodium vapour at low pressure. Gas atoms in the discharge are struck by electrons and fluoresce

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Fluorescent Lamp

see synonyms of fluorescent lamp
a glass tube coated on the inside with a fluorescent substance that gives off a bright light (fluorescent light) when a vapor, usually mercury vapor, in the tube is acted upon by a stream of electrons from the cathode

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