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ULTRAVIOLET LAMP
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Dictionary entry overview: What does ultraviolet lamp mean?
• ULTRAVIOLET LAMP (noun)
The noun ULTRAVIOLET LAMP has 1 sense:
1. any source of illumination that emits ultraviolet radiation
Familiarity information: ULTRAVIOLET LAMP used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Any source of illumination that emits ultraviolet radiation
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
ultraviolet lamp; ultraviolet source
Hypernyms ("ultraviolet lamp" is a kind of...):
source of illumination (any device serving as a source of visible electromagnetic radiation)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "ultraviolet lamp"):
mercury-vapor lamp (ultraviolet lamp that emits a strong bluish light (rich in ultraviolet radiation) as electric current passes through mercury vapor)
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