fluorescent lamp
fluorescent lamp noun: a gas-discharge lamp that uses fluorescence to produce visible light, especially one consisting of a tube filled with mercury vapour which emits ultraviolet radiation when an electric current is passed through it, causing fluorescence when the radiation hits a phosphor coating on the interior of the tube.
Noun
fluorescent lamp (plural fluorescent lamps)
- A gas-discharge lamp that uses fluorescence to produce visible light, especially one consisting of a tube filled with mercury vapour which emits ultraviolet radiation when an electric current is passed through it, causing fluorescence when the radiation hits a phosphor coating on the interior of the tube.
- Synonyms:
- tubelight
fluorescent lamp meaning in Tamil, Sanskrit, Malay and Indonesian
fluorescent lamp in Tamil
- ஒளிர் விளக்கு, ஒளிர்வாயு விளக்கு, உடனொளிர்விளக்கு, உறிஞ்சியொளிவீசு விளக்கு, இதன் ஆவிவிளக்கு, பாதரச ஆவி விளக்கு
fluorescent lamp in Sanskrit
- fluorescent lamp, tubelight
- दण्डदीप daṇḍadīpa
fluorescent lamp in Malay
- gas-discharge lamp that uses fluorescence to produce visible light
- lampu kalimantang
fluorescent lamp in Indonesian
- gas-discharge lamp that uses fluorescence to produce visible light
- lampu fluoresen
Synonyms of fluorescent lamp
Forms of fluorescent lamp
| plural | fluorescent lamps |
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Origin of fluorescent lamp
From fluorescent (adjective) + lamp (noun).
Words formed from fluorescent lamp
Questions about fluorescent lamp
- What does fluorescent lamp mean?
- Fluorescent lamp means a gas-discharge lamp that uses fluorescence to produce visible light, especially one consisting of a tube filled with mercury vapour which emits ultraviolet radiation when an electric current is passed through it, causing fluorescence when the radiation hits a phosphor coating on the interior of the tube.
- What is fluorescent lamp in Tamil?
- Fluorescent lamp in Tamil is ஒளிர் விளக்கு, ஒளிர்வாயு விளக்கு, உடனொளிர்விளக்கு. See Fluorescent lamp meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is fluorescent lamp?
- Fluorescent lamp is a noun.
- What is the plural of fluorescent lamp?
- The plural of fluorescent lamp is fluorescent lamps.
Words near fluorescent lamp in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: fluorescent lamp (page history and authors); fluorescent lamp (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); दण्डदीप (Sanskrit) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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