English noun: mercury-vapor lamp | |||
1. | mercury-vapor lamp (artifact) ultraviolet lamp that emits a strong bluish light (rich in ultraviolet radiation) as electric current passes through mercury vapor | ||
Broader (hypernym) | ultraviolet lamp, ultraviolet source | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | quartz lamp, sun lamp, sun-ray lamp, sunlamp, sunray lamp | ||