Meaning

1 senses
  1. 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.

    Leuchtstofflampe

    люминесце́нтная ла́мпаljuminescéntnaja lámpa, ла́мпа дневно́го све́таlámpa dnevnóvo svéta

    lamp consisting of a tube coated on the inside with a fluorescent material; mercury vapor in the tube emits ultraviolet radiation that is converted to visible radiation by the fluorescent material

Examples

2 sentences
  1. I must replace that fluorescent lamp.

    ruЯ должен заменить флуоресцентную лампу.

    deIch muss diese Leuchtstoffröhre ersetzen.

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  2. This fluorescent lamp is starting to flicker. We'll have to replace it.

    ruЛюминесцентная лампа мерцает. Её необходимо заменить на новую.

    deDiese Leuchtstoffröhre fängt an zu flackern. Wir müssen sie auswechseln.

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Translations

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gas-discharge lamp that uses fluorescence to produce visible light:
Deutsch
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Origin

From fluorescent (adjective) + lamp (noun).

From fluorescent (adjective) + lamp (noun).

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Forms

plural: fluorescent lamps

Synonyms

1 synonyms

See also

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