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arc light

[ahrk lahyt] / ˈɑrk ˌlaɪt /


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Instead of going through a radio bulb, they go through an arc light whose brilliancies they modify according to the varying transparencies of the sending film.

From Time Magazine Archive

Charles Francis Brush, inventor and practical developer of the electric arc light and the storage battery.

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When hydrogen is squirted through a tungsten arc light, hydrogen molecules explode into hydrogen atoms.

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The whole scene had a peculiar hue as if illuminated by an arc light.

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In a garbage can under an arc light I found a clean corrugated paper carton and packed my city clothes.

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck