lampe Davy

French

Schéma d'une lampe Davy.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lɑ̃p da.vi/

Noun

lampe Davy f (plural lampes Davy)

1. (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.