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ARC LAMP

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Dictionary entry overview: What does arc lamp mean?

• ARC LAMP (noun)
The noun ARC LAMP has 1 sense:

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

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

Dictionary entry details

• ARC LAMP (noun)

Sense 1

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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 lamp" is a kind of...):

electric lamp (a lamp powered by electricity)

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

carbon arc; carbon arc lamp (has carbon electrodes)

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