quartz lamp

noun

A mercury vapor lamp consisting of an ultraviolet light source, and enclosed by an envelope made from quartz rather than glass, which transmits ultraviolet light with little absorption.

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Meanings

nounquartz lamp (plural quartz lamps)

plural quartz lamps

  1. A mercury vapor lamp consisting of an ultraviolet light source, and enclosed by an envelope made from quartz rather than glass, which transmits ultraviolet light with little absorption.
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