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ARC LIGHT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does arc light mean? 

ARC LIGHT (noun)
  The noun ARC LIGHT has 1 sense:

1. a lamp that produces light when electric current flows across the gap between two electrodesplay

  Familiarity information: ARC LIGHT used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


ARC LIGHT (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A lamp that produces light when electric current flows across the gap between two electrodes

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

arc lamp; arc light

Hypernyms ("arc light" is a kind of...):

electric lamp (a lamp powered by electricity)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "arc light"):

carbon arc; carbon arc lamp (has carbon electrodes)


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