arc light
Also arc lamp . a lamp in which the light source is a high-intensity electric arc either between carbon rods in air or between metal electrodes in a xenon gas atmosphere enclosed in a quartz bulb.
the light produced by such a lamp.
Origin of arc light
1- Compare carbon arc, xenon arc.
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How to use arc light in a sentence
It is still the most brilliant illuminating gas we have, and is rivaled by the electric arc-light only.
Invention | Bradley A. FiskeIt may be observed that an arc light presents the converse case to a motor.
He made the suggestion that the arc light might be used for the disinfection of hospitals and railway carriages.
The so-called mean spherical candle power of the arc light is about 510.
Physics | Willis Eugene TowerThe arc light requires so much power that its production by voltaic cells is very expensive.
Physics | Willis Eugene Tower
British Dictionary definitions for arc light
a light source in which an arc between two electrodes, usually carbon, produces intense white illumination: Also called: arc lamp
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