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Arc lamp   /ɑrk læmp/   Listen
Arc lamp

noun
1.
A lamp that produces light when electric current flows across the gap between two electrodes.  Synonym: arc light.



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"Arc lamp" Quotes from Famous Books



... At sea nothing happens to the sea. Nothing happens to the sky. The sun comes up from the east and goes down to the west. The moon grows from a sickle to an arc lamp, and comes later and later until she is lost in the light as other things are lost in the darkness. After the typhoon, the flying-fish glitter in the sunshine like birds. It's amazing how they get along, all things considered. Nothing happens, except ...
— Heartbreak House • George Bernard Shaw


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