tungsten lamp


noun

an incandescent electric lamp in which the filament is made of tungsten.

Origin of tungsten lamp

First recorded in 1905–10

British Dictionary definitions for tungsten lamp

tungsten lamp

noun

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)

Scientific definitions for tungsten lamp

tungsten lamp

An incandescent electric lamp having a tungsten filament.