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GAS-DISCHARGE LAMP

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Dictionary entry overview: What does gas-discharge lamp mean?

• GAS-DISCHARGE LAMP (noun)
The noun GAS-DISCHARGE LAMP has 1 sense:

1. an electric lamp in which the light comes from an electric discharge between two electrodes in a glass tube

Familiarity information: GAS-DISCHARGE LAMP used as a noun is very rare.

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• GAS-DISCHARGE LAMP (noun)

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Meaning:

An electric lamp in which the light comes from an electric discharge between two electrodes in a glass tube

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

electric-discharge lamp; gas-discharge lamp

Hypernyms ("gas-discharge lamp" is a kind of...):

electric lamp (a lamp powered by electricity)

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