FLUORESCENT LAMP

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Lamp consisting of a tube coated on the inside with a fluorescent material; mercury vapor in the tube emits ultraviolet radiation that is converted to visible radiation by the fluorescent material

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Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("fluorescent lamp" is a kind of...):

lamp (an artificial source of visible illumination)

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