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mercury-vapor lamp
(redirected from Mercury-arc lamp)

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mercury-vapor lamp [′mər·kyə·rē ¦vā·pər ‚lamp]
(electronics)
A lamp in which light is produced by an electric arc between two electrodes in an ionized mercury-vapor atmosphere; it gives off a bluish-green light rich in ultraviolet radiation. Also known as mercury lamp.


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With a life span of 2,000 hours, a user-changeable, 150-watt, short mercury-arc lamp supplies the brilliance equal to that of a 300-watt, metal halide lamp.
A user-changeable, 150-watt, short mercury-arc lamp provides the brilliance equal to that of a 300-watt, metal halide bulb.
 
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