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tungsten lamp

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tungsten lamp
n.
An incandescent electric lamp with a tungsten filament.

tungsten lamp
n
(Physics / General Physics) a lamp in which light is produced by a tungsten filament heated to incandescence by an electric current. The glass bulb enclosing the filament contains a low pressure of inert gas, usually argon. Sometimes small amounts of a halogen, such as iodine, are added to improve the intensity (tungsten-halogen lamp)

tungsten lamp
An incandescent electric lamp having a tungsten filament.
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