- incandescent lamp
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Incandescent lamp — Incandescent In can*des cent, a. [L. incandecens, entis, p. pr. of incandescere to become warm or hot; pref. in in + candescere to become of a glittering whiteness, to become red hot, incho. fr. candere to be of a glittering whiteness: cf. F.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
incandescent lamp — n. a lamp in which the light is produced by a filament of conducting material contained in a vacuum and heated to incandescence by an electric current … English World dictionary
incandescent lamp — a lamp that emits light due to the glowing of a heated material, esp. the common device in which a tungsten filament enclosed within an evacuated glass bulb is rendered luminous by the passage of an electric current through it. Cf. fluorescent… … Universalium
incandescent lamp — noun electric lamp consisting of a transparent or translucent glass housing containing a wire filament (usually tungsten) that emits light when heated by electricity • Syn: ↑light bulb, ↑lightbulb, ↑bulb, ↑electric light, ↑electric light bulb •… … Useful english dictionary
incandescent lamp — Tungsten lamp Tung sten lamp An electric glow lamp having filaments of metallic tungsten, and contained in a glass bulb which is evacuated or has an inert gas, to avoid oxidation of the tungsten; a common form of light bulb. Such lamps, owing to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
incandescent lamp — kaitinamoji lempa statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. electric filament lamp; incandescent lamp vok. Glühfadenlampe, f; Glühlampe, f; Hitzdrahtlampe, f rus. лампа накаливания, f pranc. lampe à filament, f; lampe à incandescence, f … Fizikos terminų žodynas
Incandescent lamp — A glass enclosure in which light is produced when a tungsten filament is electrically heated so that it glows. Much of the energy is converted into heat; therefore, this class of lamp is a relatively inefficient source of light. Included in… … Energy terms
incandescent lamp — in′candes′cent lamp′ n. elo elm a lamp in which a tungsten filament enclosed within an evacuated glass bulb glows as an electric current passes through it • Etymology: 1880–85 … From formal English to slang
incandescent lamp — /ɪnkænˌdɛsənt ˈlæmp/ (say inkan.desuhnt lamp) noun a lamp whose light is due to the glowing of some material, as the common electric light globe which contains a filament rendered luminous by the passage of current through it …
incandescent lamp — noun a lamp that creates radiant energy when its metallic filament is heated by an electric current … Wiktionary
