sodium-vapour lamp

sodium-vapour lamp

n

(Electronics) a type of electric lamp consisting of a glass tube containing neon and sodium vapour at low pressure through which an electric current is passed to give an orange light. They are used in street lighting

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sodium-vapour lamp - lamp in which an electric current passed through a tube of sodium vapor makes a yellow light; used is street lighting sodium-vapor lamp lamp - an artificial source of visible illumination

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