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== Description ==
 
== Description ==
  
Any of several intense white lamps. High intensity discharge (HID) lamps fall into three main categories: mercury vapor ([http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=mercury%20vapor%20lamp%2C%20high%20pressure high pressure]), [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=sodium%20lamp 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.
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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 12:23, 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.)

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