(electric) arc
111electric discharge lamp — or vapor lamp Lighting device consisting of a transparent container within which a gas is energized by an applied voltage and made to glow. After practical generators were devised in the 19th century, many experimenters applied electric power to… …
112arc — [1] The discharge of electric current across a gap of two electrodes. The term given to the flow of electricity through a gaseous space or air gap. [2] A welding term referring to the flow of electricity through the air which produces high… …
113Arc of a Diver — Infobox Album | Name = Arc of a Diver Type =Album Artist = Steve Winwood Released = 31 December 1980 Recorded = Genre = Rock, Blue eyed soul Length = 40:02 Label = Island Records Producer = Steve Winwood Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|4.5|5… …
114Electric light — Most of the industrialized world is lit by electric lights, which are used both at night and to provide additional light during the daytime. These lights are normally powered by the electric grid, but some run on local generators, and emergency… …
115arc — 1. A curved line or segment of a circle. 2. Continuous luminous passage of an electric current in a gas or vacuum between two or more separated carbon or other electrodes. [L. arcus, a bow] auricular a., binauricular a. a line carried over the …
116Arc lamp — Lamp Lamp (l[a^]mp), n. [F. lampe, L. lampas, adis, fr. Gr. ?, ?, torch, fr. ? to give light, to shine. Cf. {Lampad}, {Lantern}.] 1. A light producing vessel, device, instrument or apparatus; formerly referring especially to a vessel with a wick… …
117Arc Light — Around 1900, the arc light or carbon arc began to replace the limelight, largely because the arc light was more economical. An extremely bright, even harsh, white light was produced by the electric spark that jumped between two carbon… …
118arc welding — Welding by using an electric current to melt both the metal to be welded and the welding rod or electrode that is being added. Also see atomic arc welding inert arc welding pulse arc welding …
119arc lamp — noun Date: 1879 an electric lamp that produces light by an arc made when a current passes between two incandescent electrodes surrounded by gas called also arc light …
120arc light — n. electric light in which a current flows across a space between two electrodes producing an arc shaped light …
