Metal Vapour Lamp

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A discharge lamp in which the light is mainly produced in a metallic vapour.

Examples are Mercury (Vapour) Lamp, Sodium (Vapour) Lamp.

Reference: C.I.E.




Please note that this is the term as it stands in the original IALA Dictionary edition (1970-1989)