gas mantle

English

Noun

gas mantle (plural gas mantles)

1. The incandescent gauze (mantle) surrounding the flame in a gas lamp, which contains rare earths to enhance the light output.

Holonyms

• gaslight (noun), gas lamp

Related terms

• illuminating gas

Translations

mantle surrounding the flame in gas lamp

• Catalan: camisa incandescent f
• Dutch: gloeikousje (nl) n
• Finnish: hehkusukka
• French: manchon à incandescence (fr) m
• German: Glühstrumpf m
• Hungarian: Auer-égő
• Swedish: gasglödljus n
• Welsh: mantell nwy f