| arc lamp |
a lamp, such as a searchlight, in which light is produced by an electric arc passing through a gas between two hot electrodes; arc light. |
| flood lamp |
a floodlight, esp. one used in a television or photography studio. |
| fluorescent lamp |
a glass tube with a fluorescent coating on the inside that gives off light when the mercury vapor in the tube is bombarded with a stream of electrons. |
| hurricane lamp |
a lamp or lantern using kerosene or oil, or a candlestick, having a glass chimney protecting the light from wind or draughts. [2 definitions] |
| incandescent lamp |
a lamp or light bulb in which a filament is made to glow by electric current. |
| mercury-vapor lamp |
a lamp in which light is produced by an electric discharge through vaporized mercury. |
| photoflood lamp |
see "flood lamp." |
| pilot lamp |
a small electric light that indicates, when lit, that current is flowing in an electric circuit. [2 definitions] |
| quartz lamp |
a mercury-vapor lamp, enclosed within transparent quartz, that emits ultraviolet rays when an electric current is passed through it. |
| safety lamp |
a miner's lamp that has a protective wire gauze around the flame to keep it from igniting gases present in a mine. |
| sodium-vapor lamp |
an electric lamp used for lighting highways and streets, containing sodium and neon and giving off a yellow light. |
| streetlamp |
a light illuminating a road or street, typically mounted on a tall pole. |
| tungsten lamp |
an electric lamp with a tungsten filament or filaments that uses very low wattage. |