ultraviolet vapor lamp
1Mercury-vapor lamp — Mercury Lamp redirects here. For the character in the Rozen Maiden anime and manga, see Characters of Rozen Maiden. A 175 watt mercury vapor yard light approximately 15 seconds after starting …
2mercury-vapor lamp — noun ultraviolet lamp that emits a strong bluish light (rich in ultraviolet radiation) as electric current passes through mercury vapor • Hypernyms: ↑ultraviolet lamp, ↑ultraviolet source • Hyponyms: ↑quartz lamp, ↑sunlamp, ↑sun lamp, ↑sunray… …
3mercury-vapor lamp — mer·cu·ry va·por lamp .vā pər n an electric lamp in which the discharge takes place through mercury vapor and which has been used therapeutically as a source of ultraviolet radiation …
4mercury-vapor lamp — mer′cury va por lamp n. elm a lamp producing a light with a high actinic and ultraviolet content by means of an electric arc in mercury vapor …
5mercury-vapor lamp — /merr kyeuh ree vay peuhr/, Elect. a lamp producing a light with a high actinic and ultraviolet content by means of an electric arc in mercury vapor. [1900 05] * * * …
6mercury-vapor lamp — n. ultraviolet lamp that contains mercury vapor …
7Ultraviolet germicidal irradiation — (UVGI) is a sterilization method that uses ultraviolet (UV) light at sufficiently short wavelength to break down micro organisms. [National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. (2008, April). NIOSH eNews, 5(12). Retrieved September 10,… …
8lamp — lampless, adj. /lamp/, n. 1. any of various devices furnishing artificial light, as by electricity or gas. Cf. fluorescent lamp, incandescent lamp. 2. a container for an inflammable liquid, as oil, which is burned at a wick as a means of… …
9ultraviolet lamp — noun any source of illumination that emits ultraviolet radiation • Syn: ↑ultraviolet source • Hypernyms: ↑source of illumination • Hyponyms: ↑mercury vapor lamp …
10ultraviolet source — noun any source of illumination that emits ultraviolet radiation • Syn: ↑ultraviolet lamp • Hypernyms: ↑source of illumination • Hyponyms: ↑mercury vapor lamp …
