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GAS-DISCHARGE LAMP
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Dictionary entry overview: What does gas-discharge lamp mean?
• GAS-DISCHARGE LAMP (noun)
The noun GAS-DISCHARGE LAMP has 1 sense:
1. an electric lamp in which the light comes from an electric discharge between two electrodes in a glass tube
Familiarity information: GAS-DISCHARGE LAMP used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An electric lamp in which the light comes from an electric discharge between two electrodes in a glass tube
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
electric-discharge lamp; gas-discharge lamp
Hypernyms ("gas-discharge lamp" is a kind of...):
electric lamp (a lamp powered by electricity)
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