neon lamp

neon lamp
a small gas discharge lamp containing neon gas, sometimes with other noble gases to add colour

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  • neon lamp — (or tube) n. a discharge lamp containing neon, that ionizes and glows with a red light (neon light) when an electric current is sent through it: used esp. in advertising signs …   English World dictionary

  • Neon lamp — See also: Neon lighting A General electric NE 34 glow lamp, manufactured circa 1930. A neon lamp (also neon glow lamp) is a miniature gas discharge lamp that typically contains neon gas at a low pressure in a glass capsule. Only a thin region… …   Wikipedia

  • neon lamp — noun a lamp consisting of a small gas discharge tube containing neon at low pressure; luminescence is produced by the action of currents at high frequencies that are wrapped a few turns around the tube • Syn: ↑neon induction lamp, ↑neon tube •… …   Useful english dictionary

  • neon lamp — lamp which produces light by running an electrical current through a tube filled with neon gas …   English contemporary dictionary

  • neon lamp — /niɒn ˈlæmp/ (say neeon lamp) noun an electric discharge lamp consisting of a glass tube containing neon gas which gives a red glow when a voltage is applied across the electrodes; widely used in advertising signs. Also, neon light …  

  • neon lamp — a gas discharge bulb containing two electrodes in neon gas and emitting a glow when a voltage is applied across the electrodes. [1910 15] * * * …   Universalium

  • neon lamp — Georges Claude …   Inventors, Inventions

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