fluorescent lamp en · NOUN
Etymology
From fluorescent (adjective) + lamp (noun).
Meanings
- A gas-discharge lamp that uses fluorescence to produce visible light, especially one consisting of a tube filled with mercury vapour which emits ultraviolet radiation when an electric current is passed through it, causing fluorescence when the radiation hits a phosphor coating on the interior of the tube.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| fluorescent lamps | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (26)
ru люминесце́нтная ла́мпа (gas-discharge lamp that uses fluorescence to produce visible light) · fr tube fluorescent (gas-discharge lamp that uses fluorescence to produce visible light) · cmn 熒光燈 /荧光灯 (gas-discharge lamp that uses fluorescence to produce visible light) · pl świetlówka (gas-discharge lamp that uses fluorescence to produce visible light) · fi loisteputkilamppu (gas-discharge lamp that uses fluorescence to produce visible light) · nl tl-buis (gas-discharge lamp that uses fluorescence to produce visible light) · de Leuchtstofflampe (gas-discharge lamp that uses fluorescence to produce visible light) · pt lâmpada fluorescente (gas-discharge lamp that uses fluorescence to produce visible light) · fi loistelamppu (gas-discharge lamp that uses fluorescence to produce visible light) · ms lampu kalimantang (gas-discharge lamp that uses fluorescence to produce visible light) · ru ла́мпа дневно́го све́та (gas-discharge lamp that uses fluorescence to produce visible light) · hy լյումինեսցենտային լամպ (gas-discharge lamp that uses fluorescence to produce visible light) · ja 蛍光灯 (gas-discharge lamp that uses fluorescence to produce visible light) · ko 형광등 (gas-discharge lamp that uses fluorescence to produce visible light) · cmn 日光燈 /日光灯 (gas-discharge lamp that uses fluorescence to produce visible light) · nl spaarlamp (gas-discharge lamp that uses fluorescence to produce visible light) · id lampu fluoresen (gas-discharge lamp that uses fluorescence to produce visible light) · hu világítócső (gas-discharge lamp that uses fluorescence to produce visible light) · sv lysrörslampa (gas-discharge lamp that uses fluorescence to produce visible light) · hu fénycső (gas-discharge lamp that uses fluorescence to produce visible light) · cs zářivka (gas-discharge lamp that uses fluorescence to produce visible light) · da lysstofrør (gas-discharge lamp that uses fluorescence to produce visible light) · no lysstoffrør (gas-discharge lamp that uses fluorescence to produce visible light) · fi loisteputki (gas-discharge lamp that uses fluorescence to produce visible light) · no lysrør (gas-discharge lamp that uses fluorescence to produce visible light) · sv lysrör (gas-discharge lamp that uses fluorescence to produce visible light)