The Collaborative International Dictionary
Tungsten lamp \Tung"sten lamp\ An electric glow lamp having filaments of metallic tungsten, and contained in a glass bulb which is evacuated or has an inert gas, to avoid oxidation of the tungsten; a common form of light bulb. Such lamps, owing to the refractory nature of the metal, may be maintained at a very high temperature and require an expenditure of only about 1.25 watts per candle power, depending on the total wattage and the design of the bulb. By mid-20th century tungsten lamps became the most common type of incandescent (as contrasted with fluorescent) lamp; thus the phrase
incandescent light typically refers to a tungsten lamp.
Usage examples of "incandescent light".
The fires of Eden burned, washing everything with the incandescent light of creation.
I had already begun preparing a magical strike with the rod, and the tip burst into incandescent light.
I went into my chamber and in the incandescent light rising from the sea, I unlocked the violin case and I looked at the Stradivarius violin.
He had before him a black camera upon three spider legs, and this he cranked with his right hand as he made motion pictures of mortals in a studio full of incandescent light.
He could see her immeasurable strength as if it were incandescent light.
Normal incandescent light flooded the room and the only sound was the slap of wavelets against the sides of the Olympic-sized pool.
Child-sized, fiery figures seemed to move within the incandescent light.
With the patience of a caterpillar inching along a branch, the incandescent light-bar worked its way up toward Neal'.
Above their heads, the summer night was vying for dominance with the confluence of neon and incandescent light with which the Colony glowed.