mercury-vapour lamp

Noun

Meaning

mercury-vapour lamp (plural mercury-vapour lamps)

(British spelling) a gaseous discharge lamp in which the arc discharge takes place in mercury vapour; used for highway illumination and as an industrial source of ultraviolet radiation

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Alternative names

mercury vapour lamp

Synonyms

mercury-vapor lamp

Close letter words and terms

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