mercury-vapor lamp
[ mur-kyuh-ree-vey-per ]
nounElectricity.
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
1First 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. ZerbeA person's face looks ghastly by the greenish light of a mercury-vapor lamp.
Common Science | Carleton W. WashburneA red postage stamp looks greenish gray in the green light of a mercury-vapor lamp.
Common Science | Carleton W. Washburne
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