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sodium-vapor lamp

so·dium-va·por lamp
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [soh-dee-uh m-vey-per]
    • /ˈsoʊ di əmˌveɪ pər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [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.
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