fluorescent lamp

Fetched 2026-10-26 (cache).

Synonyms: fluorescent lamps

Antonyms: fluorescent lamps

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Noun

1. A [[gas#Noun|gas]]-[[discharge#Noun|discharge]] [[lamp#Noun|lamp]] that [[use#Verb|uses]] [[fluorescence]] to [[produce#Verb|produce]] [[visible light]], especially one [[consist]]ing of a [[tube#Noun|tube]] [[fill#Verb|filled]] with [[mercury]] [[vapor#Noun|vapour]] which [[emit]]s [[ultraviolet radiation]] when an [[electric current]] is [[pass#Verb|passed]] through it, [[cause#Verb|causing]] fluorescence when the [[radiation]] [[hit#Verb|hits]] a [[phosphor]] [[coating#Noun|coating]] on the [[interior#Noun|interior]] of the tube.

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