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fluorescent lamp

fluo·res·cent lamp
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [floo-res-uh nt, flaw-, floh- lamp]
    • /flʊˈrɛs ənt, flɔ-, floʊ- læmp/
    • /flʊəˈres.ənt læmp/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [floo-res-uh nt, flaw-, floh- lamp]
    • /flʊˈrɛs ənt, flɔ-, floʊ- læmp/

Definitions of fluorescent lamp words

  • noun fluorescent lamp a tubular electric discharge lamp in which light is produced by the fluorescence of phosphors coating the inside of the tube. 1
  • noun fluorescent lamp 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 0
  • noun fluorescent lamp 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 0
  • noun 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 0
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Origin of fluorescent lamp

First appearance:

before 1895
One of the 18% newest English words
First recorded in 1895-1900

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Parts of speech for Fluorescent lamp

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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fluorescent lamp popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 29% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data about 75% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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