Quecksilberdampflampe
German, noun[ˈkvɛkzɪlbɐdamp͡fˌlampə]
Quecksilberdampflampe is a German feminine noun meaning “mercury-vapour lamp” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “mit Quecksilberdampf gefüllte Lampe, die durch Gasentladung zum Leuchten gebracht wird”.
What does Quecksilberdampflampe mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininemercury-vapour lamp
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. mit Quecksilberdampf gefüllte Lampe, die durch Gasentladung zum Leuchten gebracht wird
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Quecksilberdampflampe
- Quecksilberdampflampen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Quecksilberdampflampe?
- [ˈkvɛkzɪlbɐdamp͡fˌlampə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Quecksilberdampflampe in German?
Quecksilberdampflampe appears about once in every 47 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).