ALL meanings of fluorescent lamp
fluo·res·cent lamp
F f - 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