fluorescent tube

collocation in English

meaningsoffluorescentandtube

These words are often used together. Click on the links below to explore the meanings. Or,see other collocations withtube.
fluorescent
adjective
uk
/flɔːˈres.ənt/us
/flɔːˈres.ənt/
Fluorescent lights are very bright, tube-shaped electric lights, often used ...
See more atfluorescent
tube
noun
uk
/tʃuːb/us
/tuːb/
a long cylinder made from plastic, metal, rubber, or glass, especially used for moving or containing liquids ...
See more attube

(Definition offluorescentandtubefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoffluorescent tube

These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
A small neonfluorescenttubesupplies the white bleaching light.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The marquee was also back-lit usingfluorescenttubelighting.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
A brokenfluorescenttubewill release its mercury content.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Timberlake comes floating toward the camera, down the faultyfluorescenttube.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
He walks towards the bathroom, past the flickeringfluorescenttube, and stops.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
The next major technological innovation in neon lighting and signs was the development offluorescenttubecoatings.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
The overall appearance of a light pipe has been compared to that of a giant-sizedfluorescenttube.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
For a givenfluorescenttube, a high-frequency electronic ballast gives about a 10% efficacy improvement over an inductive ballast.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
The council also informs me, however, that the expected life of a 65-wattfluorescenttubeis 7,500 hours for which the cost of the electricity consumed would be £8·34.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
These systems keep the cathodes of thefluorescenttubefully heated even as the arc current is reduced, promoting easy thermionic emission of electrons into the arc stream.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
The production team also use reusable or compostable cutlery in their canteen, reducing any future merchandise packaging to just a barcode, and replacing conventional lighting withfluorescenttubelights.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
The devices are similar to afluorescenttubein construction, as they consist of a hermetically sealed (usually borosilicate-glass) tube, coated inside with a phosphor, and filled with tritium.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
Want to learn more?
Go to the definition offluorescent
Go to the definition oftube
See other collocations withtube