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Meaning of fluorescent lamp | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A gas-discharge lamp that uses fluorescence to produce visible light, especially one consisting of a tube filled with mercury vapour which emits ultraviolet radiation when an electric current is passed through it, causing fluorescence when the radiation hits a phosphor coating on the interior of the tube.

Equivalents

Čeština zářivka
Deutsch Leuchtstofflampe Neonlampe
Suomi loistelamppu loisteputki loistevalaisin
Français tube fluorescent
Magyar fénycső világítócső
Bahasa Indonesia lampu fluoresen
日本語 蛍光灯
한국어 형광등
Nederlands spaarlamp tl-buis
Polski świetlówka
Português lâmpada fluorescente
Русский ла́мпа дневно́го све́та люминесце́нтная ла́мпа
Svenska lysrör

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

fluorescent tube Fluorescer Fluoresces fluorescin Fluorescing fluorescyl

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