Home > Terms > Spanish, Latin American (XL) > tubo fluorescente
tubo fluorescente
A fluorescent bulb or tube uses the flow of electricity to excite mercury vapour in an inert gas (argon or neon), which creates invisible ultraviolet light. A coating of phosphor on the inside of the glass then converts this into visible light - a process known as fluorescence. They have higher energy efficiency and longer life than traditional incandescent bulbs. See also CFLs/low-energy lightbulbs.
0
0
Melhorar
- Categoria gramatical: noun
- Sinónimo(s):
- Blossary:
- Actividade/ Sector: Natural environment
- Category: Climate change
- Company: BBC
- Produto:
- Acrónimos-abreviatura:
Outras línguas:
O que quer dizer?
Terms in the News
Featured Terms
Actividade/ Sector: Arts & crafts Category: Oil painting
La Mona Lisa
The Mona Lisa is widely recognized as one of the most famous paintings in the history of art. It is a half-length portrait of a seated woman painted ...
Contribuidor
Featured blossaries
Browers Terms By Category
- Inorganic pigments(45)
- Inorganic salts(2)
- Phosphates(1)
- Oxides(1)
- Inorganic acids(1)
Inorganic chemicals(50) Terms
- SAT vocabulary(5103)
- Colleges & universities(425)
- Teaching(386)
- General education(351)
- Higher education(285)
- Knowledge(126)
Educação(6837) Terms
- Christmas(52)
- Easter(33)
- Spring festival(22)
- Thanksgiving(15)
- Spanish festivals(11)
- Halloween(3)
Festivals(140) Terms
- Wedding gowns(129)
- Wedding cake(34)
- Grooms(34)
- Wedding florals(25)
- Royal wedding(21)
- Honeymoons(5)