glow lamp

noun

, Electronics.

1. a vacuum tube containing a gas that is ionized by the electrons, giving a visible glow.

glow lamp

noun

1. a small light consisting of two or more electrodes in an inert gas, such as neon, at low pressure, across which an electrical discharge occurs when the voltage applied to the electrodes exceeds the ionization potential

Word History and Origins

Origin of glow lamp¹

First recorded in 1880–85

Example Sentences

The incandescent light, or the glow-lamp as it is called in England, is in general use for lighting dwelling houses.

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I shall speak only of the electric glow lamp, as I have had some experience in connection with this.

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You will understand I and the other marching electrons did not produce the waves of light sent out by the glow lamp.

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If into an ordinary carbon-filament glow lamp a Edison effect.

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I must now go from this to the next branch, the glow-lamp, the lamp that is burning so steadily and so nicely above us.

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