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

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tungsten lamp

However, light from a tungsten lamp may be filtered to obtain the same quality of light as is emitted by the carbon filament lamp by absorbing from one fifth to one fourth of the light.

From Artificial Light Its Influence upon Civilization by Luckiesh, Matthew

He was on the track of another invention,—a spring coil to prevent the jar to a tungsten lamp.

From The High Calling by Sheldon, Charles Monroe

They learned that the big lights were a new type of tungsten lamp filled with nitrogen gas which made them burn three times as bright as other lamps.

From The Boy Scout Fire Fighters by Crump, Irving

The tantalum lamp had no opportunity to become established, because the tungsten lamp followed its appearance very closely.

From Artificial Light Its Influence upon Civilization by Luckiesh, Matthew

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