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FLUORESCENT LAMP
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I. (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)