fluorescent lamp
noun
: a usually tubular electric lamp having a coating of fluorescent material on its inner surface and containing mercury vapor whose bombardment by electrons from the cathode provides ultraviolet light which causes the material to emit visible light
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This fuzzy star is the Orion Nebula, a vast cloud of hydrogen gas lit up like a fluorescent lamp by young stars gravitationally born inside it.
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Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 2 Feb. 2025
On a round side table near the doorway, illuminated by a fluorescent lamp, was a pile of white powder that the men told us was finished fentanyl.
—Meridith Kohut, New York Times, 29 Dec. 2024
Pin-base compact fluorescent lamps or linear fluorescent lamps will be prohibited the following year.
—Greg Bishop | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 11 Aug. 2024
Krypton is useful, however, and is often employed in fluorescent lamps.
—Discover Magazine, 29 June 2010
The usual way is to place the baby under halogen spotlights or fluorescent lamps.
—Tolu Ajiboye, Verywell Health, 12 May 2023
For example, the American Cancer Society's website explains that doctors may use fluorescent lamps to administer carefully controlled UV-A and UV-B treatments for those with skin lymphoma.
—Ian Richardson, USA TODAY, 30 Apr. 2020
Another good option for cost savings is using compact fluorescent lamps, or CFLs.
—Adam Shell, USA TODAY, 14 Apr. 2020
Housecall reports that each incandescent light bulb could cost you up to $180 in electricity, while a compact fluorescent lamp bulb would only cost you $41 per bulb, and an LED bulb would only cost you about $30 per bulb.
—Taylor Mead, House Beautiful, 15 May 2019
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Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 2 Feb. 2025
On a round side table near the doorway, illuminated by a fluorescent lamp, was a pile of white powder that the men told us was finished fentanyl.
—Meridith Kohut, New York Times, 29 Dec. 2024
Pin-base compact fluorescent lamps or linear fluorescent lamps will be prohibited the following year.
—Greg Bishop | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 11 Aug. 2024
Krypton is useful, however, and is often employed in fluorescent lamps.
—Discover Magazine, 29 June 2010
The usual way is to place the baby under halogen spotlights or fluorescent lamps.
—Tolu Ajiboye, Verywell Health, 12 May 2023
For example, the American Cancer Society's website explains that doctors may use fluorescent lamps to administer carefully controlled UV-A and UV-B treatments for those with skin lymphoma.
—Ian Richardson, USA TODAY, 30 Apr. 2020
Another good option for cost savings is using compact fluorescent lamps, or CFLs.
—Adam Shell, USA TODAY, 14 Apr. 2020
Housecall reports that each incandescent light bulb could cost you up to $180 in electricity, while a compact fluorescent lamp bulb would only cost you $41 per bulb, and an LED bulb would only cost you about $30 per bulb.
—Taylor Mead, House Beautiful, 15 May 2019
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“Fluorescent lamp.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fluorescent%20lamp. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.
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