metal halide lamp

noun

A high-pressure discharge lamp that is enclosed in a quartz envelope containing metal halides (usually iodides), and produces high-efficacy white light.

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halidequartz halogen lamp
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Meanings

nounmetal halide lamp (plural metal halide lamps)

plural metal halide lamps · alternative metal-halide lamp

  1. A high-pressure discharge lamp that is enclosed in a quartz envelope containing metal halides (usually iodides), and produces high-efficacy white light.

    Synonyms: halide, quartz halogen lamp

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA high-pressure discharge lamp that is enclosed in a quartz envelope containing metal halides (usually iodides), and produces high-efficacy white light.

Similar
halidequartz halogen lamp

Translations

Finnish monimetallilamppu
  • monimetallilamppua high-pressure discharge lamp
Hungarian fémhalogén lámpa
  • fémhalogén lámpaa high-pressure discharge lamp
Polish lampa metalohalogenkowa
  • lampa metalohalogenkowaa high-pressure discharge lamp
Swedish metallhalidlampa
  • metallhalidlampaa high-pressure discharge lamp
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