| incandescent lamp n. An electric lamp in which a filament is heated to incandescence by an electric current. |   |
incandescent lamp
Noun
a lamp that contains a filament which is electrically heated to incandescence
incandescent lamp ( n k n-d s nt) A lamp that produces light by heating up a filament of wire inside a bulb with an electric current, causing incandescence. The glass bulb containing the filament is filled with a nonreactive gas, such as argon, to prevent the wire from burning. Compare fluorescent lamp. |  |
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| Noun | 1. |  incandescent lamp - electric lamp consisting of a transparent or translucent glass housing containing a wire filament (usually tungsten) that emits light when heated by electricityelectric lamp - a lamp powered by electricity filament - a thin wire (usually tungsten) that is heated white hot by the passage of an electric current |
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