Definition

1. Noun:
   • Neon light: A type of lighting that uses a long glass tube filled with neon gas or other gases, which glows when an electric current passes through it. It is often used for signs and decorative lighting.
   • Fluorescent tube light: A common type of electric light, often in a long cylindrical shape, that produces light by using electricity to excite mercury vapor, which causes a phosphor coating inside the tube to glow. This is the typical lighting in many offices and schools.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Cửa hàng đó treo một cái đèn ống màu đỏ. (That shop hangs a red neon light.)
  • Phòng học được chiếu sáng bằng những chiếc đèn ống dài. (The classroom is illuminated by long fluorescent tube lights.)
  • Đèn ống trong nhà bếp bị hỏng. (The fluorescent tube light in the kitchen is broken.)

Advanced Usage

• "đèn ống neon": neon tube light. This specifies the type of gas used.
  • Biển hiệu làm bằng đèn ống neon rất nổi bật vào ban đêm. (The sign made from neon tube lights is very prominent at night.)

Variants and Related Words

• Đèn huỳnh quang (n): fluorescent light. This is a direct synonym for the common fluorescent tube meaning of "đèn ống".

  • Đèn huỳnh quang tiết kiệm điện hơn đèn sợi đốt. (Fluorescent lights are more energy-efficient than incandescent bulbs.)

• Đèn nê-ông (n): neon light. This is a direct synonym, derived from the French "néon".

  • Khu phố này nổi tiếng với những con phố đầy đèn nê-ông. (This district is famous for its streets full of neon lights.)

Synonyms

• Fluorescent light: A light source using fluorescence.
• Neon light: A light source using neon gas discharge.
• Tube light: A general term for a long, cylindrical light fixture.

Related Terms

• Bóng đèn tuýp (n): Another common Vietnamese term for a fluorescent tube light, focusing on the "tube" shape.
  • Chúng tôi cần thay một bóng đèn tuýp mới. (We need to replace the fluorescent tube with a new one.)

noun

1. neon light