- quartz lamp
- nouna mercury-vapor lamp that is enclosed in a quartz container instead of a glass container• Hypernyms: ↑mercury-vapor lamp
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noun: a mercury-vapor lamp in a tube of quartz glass that transmits most of the ultraviolet radiation* * *
a lamp consisting of an ultraviolet light source, as mercury vapor, contained in a fused-silica bulb that transmits ultraviolet light with little absorption.[1920-25]* * *
quartz lamp, quartz-halogen lamp or quartz-iodine lamp nounA compact source of light used for high-intensity floodlighting of large areas, in car (fog-)lamps, cine projectors, etc• • •Main Entry: ↑quartz* * *
quartz lamp,a mercury-vapor lamp that has a quartz vacuum tube, allowing ultraviolet rays to pass through: »The big advantage in using the quartz lamps to cook food is that their intense heat and rapid cooking cut down the moisture loss (Wall Street Journal).
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n. an electric lamp in which the envelope is made of quartz, which allows ultraviolet light to pass through it. It may be a bulb containing a halogen or a tube containing mercury vapor
Useful english dictionary. 2012.