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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 electrodes
Familiarity information: ARC LIGHT used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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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