Meanings
noungas mantle (plural gas mantles)
plural gas mantles
- The incandescent gauze (mantle) surrounding the flame in a gas lamp, which contains rare earths to enhance the light output.
Synonyms: Welsbach mantle
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe incandescent gauze (mantle) surrounding the flame in a gas lamp, which contains rare earths to enhance the light output.
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Translations
Catalan camisa incandescent
- camisa incandescentmantle surrounding the flame in gas lamp
Dutch gloeikousje
- gloeikousjemantle surrounding the flame in gas lamp
Finnish hehkusukka
- hehkusukkamantle surrounding the flame in gas lamp
French manchon à incandescence
- manchon à incandescencemantle surrounding the flame in gas lamp
German Glühstrumpf
- Glühstrumpfmantle surrounding the flame in gas lamp
Hungarian Auer-égő
- Auer-égőmantle surrounding the flame in gas lamp
Swedish gasglödljus
- gasglödljusmantle surrounding the flame in gas lamp
Welsh mantell nwy
- mantell nwymantle surrounding the flame in gas lamp
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