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fluorescent lampType of electric discharge lamp consisting of a glass tube filled with a mixture of argon and mercury vapor. A current of electricity causes the vapor to produce ultraviolet radiation that, in turn, excites a phosphor coating on the inside of the tube, causing it to fluoresce, or reradiate the energy as visible light. Fluorescent lamps are cooler and more efficient than incandescent lamps. They are commonly installed with diffusers as part of a suspended ceiling system. See also fluorescence. |
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Need the 24-inch fluorescent lamp that lights the AN/TRC-173 radio terminal set and the AN/TRC-174 radio repeater set? In May, an arbitrator had ordered Magnetek to pay the award to an inventor who had claimed that the company's fluorescent lamp electronic ballasts infringed on his patents. For instance, last August, Sony released a liquid crystal--display television that uses Lumileds' LEDs instead of a fluorescent lamp behind the screen for backlighting. |
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