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a street lamp in which electricity is passed through sodium vapour to emit a yellow light
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sodium-vapor lamp — [sō′dē əm vā′pər] n. a discharge lamp used for street lighting, fitted with two electrodes and filled with neon and sodium vapor, giving off a soft, yellow light … English World dictionary
Sodium vapor lamp — A sodium vapor lamp is a gas discharge lamp which uses sodium in an excited state to produce light. There are two varieties of such lamps: low pressure and high pressure . Low pressure sodium Low pressure sodium (LPS) lamps, also known as sodium… … Wikipedia
sodium vapor lamp — natrio lempa statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. sodium discharge lamp; sodium vapor lamp; sodium vapour lamp vok. Natriumdampflampe, f rus. натриевая лампа, f pranc. lampe à vapeur de sodium, f … Fizikos terminų žodynas
sodium-vapor lamp — noun lamp in which an electric current passed through a tube of sodium vapor makes a yellow light; used is street lighting • Syn: ↑sodium vapour lamp • Hypernyms: ↑lamp … Useful english dictionary
sodium-vapor lamp — /soh dee euhm vay peuhr/, Elect. an electric lamp in which sodium vapor is activated by current passing between two electrodes, producing a yellow, glareless light: used on streets and highways. Also called sodium lamp. [1935 40] * * * … Universalium
sodium-vapor lamp — so′dium va por lamp n. elm an electric lamp in which sodium vapor is activated by current passing between two electrodes, producing a yellow, glareless light: used on streets and highways • Etymology: 1935–40 … From formal English to slang
sodium-vapor lamp — noun Date: 1933 an electric lamp that contains sodium vapor and electrodes between which a luminous discharge takes place and that is used especially for lighting highways … New Collegiate Dictionary
sodium-vapour lamp — noun lamp in which an electric current passed through a tube of sodium vapor makes a yellow light; used is street lighting • Syn: ↑sodium vapor lamp • Hypernyms: ↑lamp … Useful english dictionary
sodium discharge lamp — natrio lempa statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. sodium discharge lamp; sodium vapor lamp; sodium vapour lamp vok. Natriumdampflampe, f rus. натриевая лампа, f pranc. lampe à vapeur de sodium, f … Fizikos terminų žodynas
sodium vapour lamp — natrio lempa statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. sodium discharge lamp; sodium vapor lamp; sodium vapour lamp vok. Natriumdampflampe, f rus. натриевая лампа, f pranc. lampe à vapeur de sodium, f … Fizikos terminų žodynas
