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Noun: neon light
  1. A lamp consisting of a small gas-discharge tube containing neon at low pressure; luminescence is produced by the action of currents at high frequencies that are wrapped a few turns around the tube
    "The neon light in the window advertised that the shop was open";
    - neon lamp, neon induction lamp, neon tube

Derived forms: neon lights

Type of: lamp

Encyclopedia: Neon light