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MERCURY VAPOUR LAMP [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2007-04-26
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Lamps
- Photography
- Telecommunications
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- mercury lamp
1, record 1, English, mercury%20lamp
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- mercury vapour lamp 2, record 1, English, mercury%20vapour%20lamp
correct
- mercury vapor lamp 3, record 1, English, mercury%20vapor%20lamp
correct
- mercury discharge lamp 4, record 1, English, mercury%20discharge%20lamp
correct
- mercury-vapor lamp 5, record 1, English, mercury%2Dvapor%20lamp
- mercury-arc lamp 6, record 1, English, mercury%2Darc%20lamp
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An electric discharge lamp in which the major portion of the radiation is produced by the excitation of mercury atoms. 7, record 1, English, - mercury%20lamp
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Lampes
- Photographie
- Télécommunications
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- lampe à vapeur de mercure
1, record 1, French, lampe%20%C3%A0%20vapeur%20de%20mercure
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- lampe à mercure 2, record 1, French, lampe%20%C3%A0%20mercure
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Lampe à quartz contenant une petite quantité de mercure qui passe à l'état gazeux sous l'action de décharges électriques et émet une lumière intense presque cohérente et de couleur verte. 3, record 1, French, - lampe%20%C3%A0%20vapeur%20de%20mercure
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] l'inventeur américain Cooper Hewitt [...] construisit la première des lampes à vapeur de mercure fonctionnant en courant alternatif. L'étude de la décharge électroluminescente dans la vapeur de mercure montre que l'efficacité lumineuse augmente et que la composition spectrale [...] s'enrichit [...] à mesure que la pression croît. 4, record 1, French, - lampe%20%C3%A0%20vapeur%20de%20mercure
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Lámparas
- Fotografía
- Telecomunicaciones
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- lámpara de vapor de mercurio
1, record 1, Spanish, l%C3%A1mpara%20de%20vapor%20de%20mercurio
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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