Incandescent lamp Definition, Inventor, Types, Examples, & Facts
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Incandescent lamp, any of various devices that produce light by heating a suitable material to a high temperature. When any solid or gas is heated, commonly by combustion or resistance to an electric current, it gives off light of a color (spectral balance) characteristic of the material.
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