gas·light (g s l t )n. 1. Light produced by burning illuminating gas. 2. A gas burner or lamp. |
gaslight [ˈgæsˌlaɪt]
n
1. (Chemistry) a type of lamp in which the illumination is produced by an incandescent mantle heated by a jet of gas
2. (Chemistry) the light produced by such a lamp
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| Noun | 1. |  gaslight - light yielded by the combustion of illuminating gaslight, visible light, visible radiation - (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation; "the light was filtered through a soft glass window" |
Translations
gaslight gas light [ˈgæslaɪt] n
(= light from gas lamp) → lueur f d'une lampe à gaz
gas lighter n (for cooker) → allume-gaz m inv
gas main n → canalisation f de gaz
gas lighter n (for cooker) → allume-gaz m inv
gas main n → canalisation f de gaz
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