cold-cathode fluorescent lamp
cold-cathode fluorescent lamp · cold-cathode fluorescent lamps
A type of gas discharge lamp that produces light by passing an electric current…A type of gas discharge lamp that produces light by passing an electric current through mercury vapor inside a glass tube, causing the vapor to emit ultraviolet light, which is then converted to visible light by a phosphor coating on the tube wall.
Meaning
1 sensesA type of gas discharge lamp that produces light by passing an electric current through mercury vapor inside a glass tube, causing the vapor to emit ultraviolet light, which is then converted to visible light by a phosphor coating on the tube wall.
Forms
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