fluorescent lamp

== English == === Etymology === From fluorescent (adjective) +‎ lamp (noun). === Noun === fluorescent lamp (plural fluorescent lamps) A gas-discharge lamp that uses fluorescence to produce visible light, especially one consisting of a tube filled with mercury vapour which emits ultraviolet radiation when an electric current is passed through it, causing fluorescence when the radiation hits a phosphor coating on the interior of the tube. Synonym: (South Asia) tubelight ==== Derived terms ==== compact fluorescent lamp ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === fluorescent lamp on Wikipedia.Wikipedia “fluorescent lamp, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, March 2025. “fluorescent lamp, n.”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.