lampe Davy
French
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Schéma d'une lampe Davy.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lɑ̃p da.vi/
Noun
lampe Davy f (plural lampes Davy)
- (mining) a safety lamp for use in flammable atmospheres, invented in 1815 by Sir Humphry Davy, to reduce the danger of explosions due to the presence of methane and other flammable gases; Davy lamp
Further reading
- “lampe”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.