a high-intensity mercury-vapor lamp with a housing of fused quartz that remains cooler and more transparent than glass
quartz lamp in American English
noun
a lamp consisting of an ultraviolet light source, as mercury vapor, contained in a fused-silica bulb that transmits ultraviolet light with little absorption
Word origin
[1920–25]This word is first recorded in the period 1920–25. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: audio, checkout, self-service, ski jump, zipper
Examples of 'quartz lamp' in a sentence
quartz lamp
This device uses a quartz lamp, emitting electromagnetic radiation between 200 nm and 2200 nm.
A. Castañeda-Miranda, L. D. L. Vizcaya 2006, 'A Novel System for Measuring Optical Properties in Arterial Blood of Man', Applied Bionics and Biomechanicshttp://dx.doi.org/10.1533/abbi.2005.0032. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The quartz lamp radiation aerodynamic heating simulation experiment system plays an important role on the structure strength heat experiment.
Wang Decheng, Qin Qiang, Ren Qikang 2015, 'One Low-cost Quartz Lamp Radiation Aerodynamic Heating Simulation Experiment Systemwith Control Law Flexible Adjustment Feature', MATEC Web of Conferenceshttp://dx.doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/20152503016. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)