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fluorescent lamp

noun

  1. lamp in which light is produced by fluorescence
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noun

Etymology: From fluorescent (adjective) + lamp (noun).

  1. 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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