Meanings
plural fluorescent lamps
- A gas-discharge lamp that uses fluorescence to produce visible light, especially one consisting of a tube filled with mercury vapour which emits ultraviolet radiation when an electric current is passed through it, causing fluorescence when the radiation hits a phosphor coating on the interior of the tube.
Synonyms: tubelight
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA gas-discharge lamp that uses fluorescence to produce visible light, especially one consisting of a tube filled with mercury vapour which emits ultraviolet radiation when an electric current is passed through it, causing fluorescence when the radiation hits a phosphor coating on the interior of the tube.
Origin
From fluorescent (adjective) + lamp (noun).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 日光燈 /日光灯, 熒光燈 /荧光灯
- 日光燈 /日光灯 (rìguāngdēng)gas-discharge lamp that uses fluorescence to produce visible light
- 熒光燈 /荧光灯 (yíngguāngdēng)gas-discharge lamp that uses fluorescence to produce visible light
Czech zářivka
- zářivkagas-discharge lamp that uses fluorescence to produce visible light
Danish lysstofrør
- lysstofrørgas-discharge lamp that uses fluorescence to produce visible light
Dutch tl-buis, spaarlamp
- tl-buisgas-discharge lamp that uses fluorescence to produce visible light
- spaarlampgas-discharge lamp that uses fluorescence to produce visible light
Finnish loisteputki, loisteputkilamppu
- loisteputkigas-discharge lamp that uses fluorescence to produce visible light
- loisteputkilamppugas-discharge lamp that uses fluorescence to produce visible light
- loistelamppugas-discharge lamp that uses fluorescence to produce visible light
French tube fluorescent
- tube fluorescentgas-discharge lamp that uses fluorescence to produce visible light
German Leuchtstofflampe
- Leuchtstofflampegas-discharge lamp that uses fluorescence to produce visible light
Hungarian fénycső, világítócső
- fénycsőgas-discharge lamp that uses fluorescence to produce visible light
- világítócsőgas-discharge lamp that uses fluorescence to produce visible light
Indonesian lampu fluoresen
- lampu fluoresengas-discharge lamp that uses fluorescence to produce visible light
Japanese 蛍光灯
- 蛍光灯 (keikōtō)gas-discharge lamp that uses fluorescence to produce visible light
Korean 형광등
- 형광등 (hyeonggwangdeung)gas-discharge lamp that uses fluorescence to produce visible light
Malay lampu kalimantang
- lampu kalimantanggas-discharge lamp that uses fluorescence to produce visible light
Norwegian lysrør, lysstoffrør
- lysrørgas-discharge lamp that uses fluorescence to produce visible light
- lysstoffrørgas-discharge lamp that uses fluorescence to produce visible light
Polish świetlówka
- świetlówkagas-discharge lamp that uses fluorescence to produce visible light
Portuguese lâmpada fluorescente
- lâmpada fluorescentegas-discharge lamp that uses fluorescence to produce visible light
Russian люминесце́нтная ла́мпа, ла́мпа дневно́го све́та
- люминесце́нтная ла́мпа (ljuminescéntnaja lámpa)gas-discharge lamp that uses fluorescence to produce visible light
- ла́мпа дневно́го све́та (lámpa dnevnóvo svéta)gas-discharge lamp that uses fluorescence to produce visible light
Swedish lysrör, lysrörslampa
- lysrörgas-discharge lamp that uses fluorescence to produce visible light
- lysrörslampagas-discharge lamp that uses fluorescence to produce visible light
Cite this entry
fluorescent lamp. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fluorescent%20lamp
“fluorescent lamp.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fluorescent%20lamp. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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