Meaning of mercury-vapour lamp | Babel Free
Definitions
a gaseous discharge lamp in which the arc discharge takes place in mercury vapour; used for highway illumination and as an industrial source of ultraviolet radiation
UK
Equivalents
Deutsch
Quecksilberdampflampe
Español
lámpara de vapor de mercurio
Français
lampe à vapeur de mercure
日本語
水銀灯
Русский
рту́тная газоразря́дная ла́мпа
Examples
“By night the carriage yard is illuminated by mercury vapour lamps on 50ft lattice steel towers remotely controlled from the diesel depot.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.