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SODIUM-VAPOR LAMP

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does sodium-vapor lamp mean? 

SODIUM-VAPOR LAMP (noun)
  The noun SODIUM-VAPOR LAMP has 1 sense:

1. lamp in which an electric current passed through a tube of sodium vapor makes a yellow light; used is street lightingplay

  Familiarity information: SODIUM-VAPOR LAMP used as a noun is very rare.


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SODIUM-VAPOR LAMP (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Lamp in which an electric current passed through a tube of sodium vapor makes a yellow light; used is street lighting

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

sodium-vapor lamp; sodium-vapour lamp

Hypernyms ("sodium-vapor lamp" is a kind of...):

lamp (an artificial source of visible illumination)


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