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单词 mercury-vapor lamp
释义

mercury-vapor lamp

noun

: an electric lamp in which the discharge takes place through mercury vapor

called also mercury lamp

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web The caretaker of one property in Melbourne Beach found hundreds of dead hatchlings piled beneath a single mercury-vapor lamp. Ed Yong, The Atlantic, 13 June 2022 Ann’s father was Peter Cooper Hewitt, whose invention of the mercury-vapor lamp in 1901 earned him more than $1 million. Audrey Clare Farley, Town & Country, 20 Apr. 2021

Word History

First Known Use

1904, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

mercury-vapor lamp

noun

mer·​cu·​ry-va·​por lamp -ˌvā-pər- How to pronounce mercury-vapor lamp (audio)
: an electric lamp in which the discharge takes place through mercury vapor and which has been used therapeutically as a source of ultraviolet radiation
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