Definitions for quartz lamp

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

quartz′ lamp′(n.)

a lamp consisting of an ultraviolet light source, as mercury vapor, contained in a fused-silica bulb that transmits ultraviolet light with little absorption.
Category: Optics

Origin of quartz lamp:

1920–25

Princeton's WordNet

quartz lamp(noun)
a mercury-vapor lamp that is enclosed in a quartz container instead of a glass container

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