English Explanatory Dictionary

cold-cathode fluorescent lamp

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A type of gas discharge lamp that produces light by passing an electric current through mercury vapor inside a glass tube, causing the vapor to emit ultraviolet light, which is then converted to visible light by a phosphor coating on the tube wall.

Word forms

cold-cathode fluorescent lamp cold-cathode fluorescent lamps

Synonyms

CCFL cold-cathode lamp cold-cathode light
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