- Zirconia light
A zirconia light is an intensely brilliant chemical light produced by incandescent
zirconium . It was more commonly used in the days before electric lamps. It is similar in design to theLimelight .
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ZIRCONIA LIGHT — an intensely brilliant light, similar to the Drummond light, but differing from it chiefly in the employment of cones of zirconium instead of cylinders of lime; it has been superseded by the electric light … The Nuttall Encyclopaedia
Zirconia — ir*co ni*a, n. [NL.] (Chem.) The oxide of zirconium ({ZrO2}), obtained as a white powder, and possessing both acid and basic properties. On account of its infusibility, and brilliant luminosity when incandescent, it is used as an ingredient of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
zirconia — noun The oxide of zirconium, obtained as a white powder, and possessing both acid and basic properties. On account of its infusibility, and brilliant luminosity when incandescent, it is used as an ingredient of sticks for the Drummond light. Syn … Wiktionary
cubic zirconia — Zirconia ir*co ni*a, n. [NL.] (Chem.) The oxide of zirconium ({ZrO2}), obtained as a white powder, and possessing both acid and basic properties. On account of its infusibility, and brilliant luminosity when incandescent, it is used as an… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Zircon light — ir con light (Physics) A light, similar to the calcium light, produced by incandescent zirconia. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Earth light — Earth Earth ([ e]rth), n. [AS. eor[eth]e; akin to OS. ertha, OFries. irthe, D. aarde, OHG. erda, G. erde, Icel. j[ o]r[eth], Sw. & Dan. jord, Goth. a[=i]r[thorn]a, OHG. ero, Gr. ?, adv., to earth, and perh. to E. ear to plow.] 1. The globe or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
CZ — Zirconia ir*co ni*a, n. [NL.] (Chem.) The oxide of zirconium ({ZrO2}), obtained as a white powder, and possessing both acid and basic properties. On account of its infusibility, and brilliant luminosity when incandescent, it is used as an… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ZrO2 — Zirconia ir*co ni*a, n. [NL.] (Chem.) The oxide of zirconium ({ZrO2}), obtained as a white powder, and possessing both acid and basic properties. On account of its infusibility, and brilliant luminosity when incandescent, it is used as an… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Diamond simulant — Due to its low cost and close visual likeness to diamond, cubic zirconia has remained the most gemologically and economically important diamond simulant since 1976. The high price of gem grade diamonds, as well as significant ethical concerns of… … Wikipedia
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