mercury-vapor lamp

[ mur-kyuh-ree-vey-per ]

nounElectricity.
  1. a lamp producing a light with a high actinic and ultraviolet content by means of an electric arc in mercury vapor.

Origin of mercury-vapor lamp

1
First recorded in 1900–05

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How to use mercury-vapor lamp in a sentence

  • The Cooper Hewitt mercury vapor lamp is a tube filled with the vapor of mercury, and a current is sent throughp.

    Electricity for Boys | J. S. Zerbe
  • A person's face looks ghastly by the greenish light of a mercury-vapor lamp.

    Common Science | Carleton W. Washburne
  • A red postage stamp looks greenish gray in the green light of a mercury-vapor lamp.

    Common Science | Carleton W. Washburne