What is 「切れ」 in 切れかけの蛍光灯?


What is 「切れ」 as in 「切れかけの蛍光灯。」?




切れる has [a lot of
meanings](https://jisho.org/search/%E5%88%87%E3%82%8C%E3%82%8B), and in this
context it means "to go out", "to burn out", etc. There is no physical
filament which will burn out for a fluorescent lamp, but people still use 切れる.
かけ is "half ～", "almost ～", etc. Therefore 切れかけの蛍光灯 refers to
[this](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=92NQvRiI7xc).

