FLUORESCENT LAMP

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does fluorescent lamp mean? 

• FLUORESCENT LAMP (noun)
  The noun FLUORESCENT LAMP has 1 sense:

1. 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

  Familiarity information: FLUORESCENT LAMP used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• FLUORESCENT LAMP (noun)

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Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("fluorescent lamp" is a kind of...):

lamp (an artificial source of visible illumination)