Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

metal-halide lamp

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.53 in modern English

Syllables: met-al-halide lamp
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of metal halide lamp.

Example Sentences

"Rated at about 60 lumens per watt, the molecular arc lamp is about four times as bright as the popular 100-watt household light bulb at 17.5 lumens per watt, but lower than Multi-Vapor (R) metal-halide lamps at about 90 lumens per watt and Lucalox (R) lamps at 117 lumens per watt."
"The L.E.D.s will give off less heat, will last much longer, and probably will be more energy efficient than the current metal-halide lamps."
"As for the LED street lights—Toronto currently mostly uses high-pressure sodium lamps or metal-halide lamps to light up the night—councillors were left in the dark."

Inflected Forms

metal-halide lamps (plural)

Questions

What does metal-halide lamp mean?: Alternative form of metal halide lamp.

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