fluorescent lamp
Meanings
noun
- A gas-discharge lamp that uses fluorescence to produce visible light, especially one consisting of a tube filled with mercury vapour which emits ultraviolet radiation when an electric current is passed through it, causing fluorescence when the radiation hits a phosphor coating on the interior of the tube.
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Etymology
From fluorescent (adjective) + lamp (noun).
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