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tungsten-halogen lamp — noun A compact high intensity light source (a development of the basic tungsten lamp), in which the casing is filled with halogen, used for car lamps, cine projectors, etc • • • Main Entry: ↑tungsten … Useful english dictionary
halogen lamp — a gas filled, high intensity incandescent lamp having a tungsten filament and containing a small amount of a halogen, such as iodine, that vaporizes on heating and redeposits any evaporated tungsten particles back onto the filament: used esp. in… … Universalium
Halogen lamp — A halogen lamp is an incandescent lamp in which a tungsten filament is sealed into a compact transparent envelope filled with an inert gas, plus a small amount of halogen such as iodine or bromine. The halogen cycle increases the lifetime of the… … Wikipedia
halogen lamp — a gas filled, high intensity incandescent lamp having a tungsten filament and containing a small amount of a halogen, such as iodine, that vaporizes on heating and redeposits any evaporated tungsten particles back onto the filament: used esp. in… … Useful english dictionary
Halogen lamp — A type of incandescent lamp that lasts much longer and is more efficient than the common incandescent lamp. The lamp uses a halogen gas, usually iodine or bromine, that causes the evaporating tungsten to be redeposited on the filament, thus… … Energy terms
quartz-halogen lamp — /kwɔts ˈhælədʒən læmp/ (say kwawts haluhjuhn lamp) noun an incandescent lamp made of quartz enclosing an atmosphere of halogen gas and a tungsten filament, capable of emitting intense white light …
lamp — lampless, adj. /lamp/, n. 1. any of various devices furnishing artificial light, as by electricity or gas. Cf. fluorescent lamp, incandescent lamp. 2. a container for an inflammable liquid, as oil, which is burned at a wick as a means of… … Universalium
Lamp (electrical component) — A lamp is a replaceable component such as an incandescent light bulb, which is designed to produce light from electricity. These components usually have a base of ceramic, metal, glass or plastic, which makes an electrical connection in the… … Wikipedia
halogen — halogenous /ha loj euh neuhs/, adj. /hal euh jeuhn, jen , hay leuh /, n. Chem. any of the electronegative elements, fluorine, chlorine, iodine, bromine, and astatine, that form binary salts by direct union with metals. [1835 45; HALO + GEN] * * * … Universalium
LED lamp — An LED lamp (LED light bulb) is a solid state lamp that uses light emitting diodes (LEDs) as the source of light. The LEDs involved may be conventional semiconductor light emitting diodes, organic LEDs (OLED), or polymer light emitting diodes… … Wikipedia
