Mercury vapor lamp
An artificial light source produced by passing current through mercury vapor in a tube.
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mercury vapor lamp
an enclosed light source that produces radiation by passing an electrical current through gaseous mercury.
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(1) edging around a patch or emblem; (2) trademark of Merrow Machine Company.
Mercury Vapor Lamp Discharge-lamp, producing light of defined wavelengths by ionization of mercury atoms with accelerated electrons. Messier Catalog a) One of the earliest catalogues of nebulous-appearing astronomical objects, ...
 See also: Light, Lamp, Light source, Vapor lamp, Horizon
  
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