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arc lamp
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arc lamp

noun

Definition of ARC LAMP

: 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
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First Known Use of ARC LAMP

1879

Rhymes with ARC LAMP

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