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SODIUM-VAPOR LAMP
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Dictionary entry overview: What does sodium-vapor lamp mean?
• SODIUM-VAPOR LAMP (noun)
The noun SODIUM-VAPOR LAMP has 1 sense:
1. lamp in which an electric current passed through a tube of sodium vapor makes a yellow light; used is street lighting
Familiarity information: SODIUM-VAPOR LAMP used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Lamp in which an electric current passed through a tube of sodium vapor makes a yellow light; used is street lighting
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
sodium-vapor lamp; sodium-vapour lamp
Hypernyms ("sodium-vapor lamp" is a kind of...):
lamp (an artificial source of visible illumination)
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