Difference between revisions of "High intensity discharge lamp"
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== Description == | == Description == | ||
| − | Any of several intense white lamps. High intensity discharge (HID) lamps fall into three main categories: mercury vapor ([ | + | Any of several intense white lamps. High intensity discharge (HID) lamps fall into three main categories: mercury vapor ([[mercury vapor lamp, high pressure|high pressure]]), [[sodium lamp|sodium vapor]], and metal halide. High intensity discharge lamps are used for lighting streets, parking lots, tunnels and other large areas. In general, these lamps have fair to poor color rendering indices. |
== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
Revision as of 13:23, 16 January 2014
Description
Any of several intense white lamps. High intensity discharge (HID) lamps fall into three main categories: mercury vapor (high pressure), sodium vapor, and metal halide. High intensity discharge lamps are used for lighting streets, parking lots, tunnels and other large areas. In general, these lamps have fair to poor color rendering indices.
Synonyms and Related Terms
HID; vapor discharge lamps; Hochleistungsleuchtstoffröhre (Deut.)
Authority
- Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, at http://www.wikipedia.com Comment: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-intensity_discharge_lamp (Accessed Feb. 2, 2006)