lampe Davy
Appearance
French
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]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
[edit]- “lampe”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.