tungsten lamp

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noun

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

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Origin of tungsten lamp

First recorded in 1905–10

Words nearby tungsten lamp

tung oil, tung-oil tree, tungstate, tungsten, tungsten carbide, tungsten lamp, tungsten rating, tungsten steel, tungsten trioxide, tungstic, tungstic acid

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How to use tungsten lamp in a sentence

How many candle power should a 20-watt tungsten lamp give if its efficiency is one watt per candle power?
Physics|Willis Eugene Tower
Ordinary arc lamps, and even flame arc lamps, are being displaced by the modern high-candle-power gas-filled tungsten lamp.
The New Gresham Encyclopedia|Various
Then Ruth touched the trigger of the big tungsten lamp, and the spotlight shot the herd at about the middle of its advance wave.
Ruth Fielding In the Saddle|Alice B. Emerson
One 25-watt tungsten lamp or its equivalent provided for every 20 seats will give fairly good illumination in a small theater.
Motion Picture Operation, Stage Electrics and Illusions|Henry C. Horstmann

What is the "efficiency" of a 40-watt tungsten lamp if it gives 34 candle power?
Physics|Willis Eugene Tower

British Dictionary definitions for tungsten lamp

tungsten lamp

noun

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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Scientific definitions for tungsten lamp

tungsten lamp

An incandescent electric lamp having a tungsten filament.