sodium lamp

collocation in English

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sodium
noun[U]
uk
/ˈsəʊ.di.əm/us
/ˈsoʊ.di.əm/
a soft, silver-white chemical element that is found ...
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lamp
noun[C]
uk
/læmp/us
/læmp/
a device for giving light, especially one that has a covering or is contained ...
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(Definition ofsodiumandlampfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The average life of a tungsten lamp on minor road lighting schemes is about three months, and that for asodiumlampabout 18 months.
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A dress that is orange under a high pressuresodiumlampmay turn red under daylight.
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On account of this broadening and the emissions from mercury, more colors can be distinguished compared to a low-pressuresodiumlamp.
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The discharge is contained in a ceramic tube, usually made of sintered alumina, similar to what has been used in the high pressuresodiumlamp.
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The most efficient source of electric light is the low-pressuresodiumlamp.
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Two paint samples that look alike under a high pressuresodiumlampmay display different colors under daylight.
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This lamp type is the oldest high pressure lamp type, being replaced in most applications by the metal halide lamp and the high pressuresodiumlamp.
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Gas and sodium lamps have been mentioned.
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Sodium lamps of the type used in motorway lighting are replaced annually.
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In the rare case of the use of high pressure sodium lamps the annual cost of electricity would be about £4,000 a year for three miles.
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The average yearly cost of electricity for a typical three-mile length of motorway is about £3,200 using low pressure sodium lamps.
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These sodium lamps were replaced with the mercury vapor lamps found in other underground stations.
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These lamps produce a broader light spectrum than the low pressure sodium lamps.
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High pressure sodium lamps also take slightly longer to restrike after a power interruption.
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Low pressure sodium lamps operate this way.
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These are more energy-efficient than mercury-vapor lamps, and have much better colour rendition than orange high-pressure sodium lamps.
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Sodium amalgam is a common reducing agent in organic synthesis, and is also used in high-pressure sodium lamps.
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In 2011, the municipality maintained a total of 1,126 street lamps: 184 sodium lamps, four mercury vapour lamps and 990 tube lights.
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High-pressure sodium lamps have a broader spectrum of light than the low pressure, but still poorer color rendering than other types of lamps.
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