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glow lamp

noun

Definition of GLOW LAMP

: a gas-discharge electric lamp in which most of the light proceeds from the glow of the gas near the cathode

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First Known Use of GLOW LAMP

1884

Rhymes with GLOW LAMP

arc lamp, black damp, boot camp, break camp, C-clamp, death camp, decamp, encamp, firedamp, flashlamp, floor lamp, food stamp, headlamp, off-ramp, on-ramp, preamp, revamp, sunlamp, tax stamp, time-stamp, unclamp, work camp

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