"sealed beam" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: sealed beams [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} sealed beam (plural sealed beams)
  1. (technology) A type of electric lamp for producing a beam of light in which the filament is sealed inside a unit consisting of the reflector and lens so as to ensure the alignment of the beam and to protect the reflector from becoming dirty or tarnished. Wikipedia link: sealed beam Categories (topical): Light sources, Technology Translations (type of lamp): umpiovalaisin (Finnish)

Inflected forms

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