arc lamp
arc lamp noun: an electric arc arranged so as to produce useful light.
Noun
arc lamp (plural arc lamps)
- An electric arc arranged so as to produce useful light.
- This led him to the station; and the square in front of it, vivid with arc-lamps, noisy with the yellow trams that seemed to cross it in all directions, made him laugh aloud with joy.1915, W. Somerset Maugham, chapter 40, in Of Human Bondage
- The vague and careless rain looked like threads of gossamer silver passing across the light of the arc-lamps.1922, Michael Arlen, “Ep./1/2”, in “Piracy”: A Romantic Chronicle of These Days
- Synonyms:
- arclight
arc lamp meaning in Tamil
arc lamp in Tamil
- வில் விளக்கு, வில்விளக்கு, வில் சுடா விளக்கு
Synonyms of arc lamp
Forms of arc lamp
| plural | arc lamps |
|---|---|
| alternative form | arc-lamp |
Questions about arc lamp
- What does arc lamp mean?
- Arc lamp means an electric arc arranged so as to produce useful light.
- What is arc lamp in Tamil?
- Arc lamp in Tamil is வில் விளக்கு, வில்விளக்கு, வில் சுடா விளக்கு. See Arc lamp meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is arc lamp?
- Arc lamp is a noun.
- What is the plural of arc lamp?
- The plural of arc lamp is arc lamps.
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