tungsten lamp

American  

noun

1. an incandescent electric lamp in which the filament is made of tungsten.

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tungsten lamp British  

noun

1. a lamp in which light is produced by a tungsten filament heated to incandescence by an electric current. The glass bulb enclosing the filament contains a low pressure of inert gas, usually argon. Sometimes small amounts of a halogen, such as iodine, are added to improve the intensity ( tungsten-halogen lamp )

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tungsten lamp Scientific  

1. An incandescent electric lamp having a tungsten filament.

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Etymology

Origin of tungsten lamp

First recorded in 1905–10

Example Sentences

The introduction of the drawn-wire tungsten lamp is responsible for an innovation in spectacular lighting of this sort, for now it became possible to make concentrated light-sources so essential to projectors.

From Artificial Light Its Influence upon Civilization by Luckiesh, Matthew

In its place was a 100-watt tungsten lamp whose rays made the white table cloth fairly glisten.

From Electricity for the farm Light, heat and power by inexpensive methods from the water wheel or farm engine by Anderson, Frederick Irving

Light 60 and 100 watt Mazda tungsten lamp.

From Electricity for the farm Light, heat and power by inexpensive methods from the water wheel or farm engine by Anderson, Frederick Irving

The achievements which combined to perfect the tungsten lamp to the point where it has become the mainstay of electric lighting are not attached to names in the Hall of Fame.

From Artificial Light Its Influence upon Civilization by Luckiesh, Matthew

Ordinary arc lamps, and even flame arc lamps, are being displaced by the modern high-candle-power gas-filled tungsten lamp.

From The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 2: Ebert to Estremadura by Various