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incandescent lamp

in·can·des·cent lamp
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [in-kuh n-des-uh nt lamp]
    • /ˌɪn kənˈdɛs ənt læmp/
    • /ˌɪn.kænˈdes.ənt læmp/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [in-kuh n-des-uh nt lamp]
    • /ˌɪn kənˈdɛs ənt læmp/

Definitions of incandescent lamp words

  • noun incandescent lamp a lamp that emits light due to the glowing of a heated material, especially the common device in which a tungsten filament enclosed within an evacuated glass bulb is rendered luminous by the passage of an electric current through it. 1
  • noun incandescent lamp type of electric light 1
  • noun incandescent lamp a source of light that contains a heated solid, such as an electrically heated filament 0
  • noun incandescent lamp a lamp in which the light is produced by a filament of conducting material contained in a vacuum and heated to incandescence by an electric current 0

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Origin of incandescent lamp

First appearance:

before 1880
One of the 23% newest English words
First recorded in 1880-85

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Parts of speech for Incandescent lamp

noun
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incandescent 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 61% 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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