cold-cathode fluorescent lamp

noun

A type of gas discharge lamp that produces light by passing an electric current through mercury vapor inside a glass tube, causing the vapor to emit ultraviolet light, which is then converted to visible light by a phosphor coating on the tube wall.

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CCFLcold-cathode lampcold-cathode light
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Meanings

nouncold-cathode fluorescent lamp (plural cold-cathode fluorescent lamps)

plural cold-cathode fluorescent lamps

  1. A type of gas discharge lamp that produces light by passing an electric current through mercury vapor inside a glass tube, causing the vapor to emit ultraviolet light, which is then converted to visible light by a phosphor coating on the tube wall.

    Synonyms: CCFL, cold-cathode lamp, cold-cathode light

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA type of gas discharge lamp that produces light by passing an electric current through mercury vapor inside a glass tube, causing the vapor to emit ultraviolet light, which is then converted to visible light by a phosphor coating on the tube wall.

Similar
CCFLcold-cathode lampcold-cathode light
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cold-cathode lampcold-cathode light
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