mercury-vapour lamp en · NOUN
Meanings
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(UK) a gaseous discharge lamp in which the arc discharge takes place in mercury vapour; used for highway illumination and as an industrial source of ultraviolet radiation
By night the carriage yard is illuminated by mercury vapour lamps on 50ft lattice steel towers remotely controlled from the diesel depot.
1962 June, “The Eastern Region completes the Colchester scheme”, in Modern Railways, page 412:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| mercury-vapor lamp | alternative | lexicographic | |
| mercury-vapour lamps | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (16)
fi elohopeahöyrylamppu (a gaseous discharge lamp) · hu higanygőzlámpa (a gaseous discharge lamp) · es lámpara de vapor de mercurio (a gaseous discharge lamp) · cmn 水銀燈 /水银灯 (a gaseous discharge lamp) · fr lampe à vapeur de mercure (a gaseous discharge lamp) · ja 水銀灯 (a gaseous discharge lamp) · pt lâmpada de vapor de mercúrio (a gaseous discharge lamp) · pt lâmpada de mercúrio (a gaseous discharge lamp) · pl lampa rtęciowa (a gaseous discharge lamp) · ru рту́тная газоразря́дная ла́мпа (a gaseous discharge lamp) · fi elohopealamppu (a gaseous discharge lamp) · hu higanylámpa (a gaseous discharge lamp) · th หลอดไฟไอปรอท (a gaseous discharge lamp) · pl rtęciówka (a gaseous discharge lamp) · de Quecksilberdampflampe (a gaseous discharge lamp) · th หลอดแสงจันทร์ (a gaseous discharge lamp)