| tungsten lamp | |
| —n | |
| a lamp in which light is produced by a tungsten filament heated to incandescence by an electric current. The glass bulb enclosing the filament contains a low pressure of inert gas, usually argon. Sometimes small amounts of a halogen, such as iodine, are added to improve the intensity (tungsten-halogen lamp) | |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
| tungsten lamp
An incandescent electric lamp having a tungsten filament. |