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tung′sten lamp′, 
  1. Electricityan incandescent electric lamp in which the filament is made of tungsten.
  • 1905–10

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
tungsten lamp n
  1. a lamp in which light is produced by a tungsten filament heated to incandescence by an electric current. The glass bulb enclosing the filament contains a low pressure of inert gas, usually argon. Sometimes small amounts of a halogen, such as iodine, are added to improve the intensity (tungsten-halogen lamp)
'tungsten lamp' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Langmuir - photoflood - photoflood lamp - tungstic acid

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