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arc lamp

a lamp in which brilliant light is produced by maintaining an arc between two electrodes, used as a spotlight, searchlight, etc.

also called arc light

See arc lamp in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

An electric light in which a current traverses a gas between two incandescent electrodes and generates an arc that produces light. Also called arc light.

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