SODIUM-VAPOR LAMP

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Lamp in which an electric current passed through a tube of sodium vapor makes a yellow light; used is street lighting

Synonyms:

sodium-vapor lamp; sodium-vapour lamp

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("sodium-vapor lamp" is a kind of...):

lamp (an artificial source of visible illumination)

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