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- US Pronunciation
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- [soh-dee-uh m-vey-per]
- /ˈsoʊ di əmˌveɪ pər/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [soh-dee-uh m-vey-per]
- /ˈsoʊ di əmˌveɪ pər/
Definitions of sodium-vapor lamp words
- noun sodium-vapor lamp an electric lamp in which sodium vapor is activated by current passing between two electrodes, producing a yellow, glareless light: used on streets and highways. 1
- noun sodium-vapor lamp a discharge lamp used for street lighting, fitted with two electrodes and filled with neon and sodium vapor, giving off a soft, yellow light 0
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Origin of sodium-vapor lamp
First appearance:
before 1935 One of the 8% newest English words
First recorded in 1935-40
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Parts of speech for Sodium-vapor lamp
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sodium-vapor lamp popularity
This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 1% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
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