Meanings
nounHefner lamp (plural Hefner lamps)
plural Hefner lamps
- A flame lamp used in photometry that burns amyl acetate and has been used as a standard for measuring luminosity in parts of Europe.
Origin
Invented by Friedrich von Hefner-Alteneck in 1884.
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