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Recent Examples of arc lamp
The authors concluded by noting the research potential of revisiting other early technologies using the tools of modern materials science, such as vacuum tubes, arc lamps, and early X-ray tubes.
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ArsTechnica, 24 Jan. 2026
The cozy living room is the perfect size for a sectional sofa, an accent chair or two, and a dramatic arc lamp to tie it all together.
—Miles Walls, Southern Living, 7 Dec. 2024
Farnsworth’s system involved placing a simple image, such as a straight line, between a carbon arc lamp and an image dissector, which displayed a clear image on a receiver in another room.
—The Arizona Republic, 6 Sep. 2024
Camouflage It Though understated and neutral in color, this living room designed by Tamsin Johnson bursts with mod personality, from the arc lamp to the rattan furniture.
—Hadley Mendelsohn, House Beautiful, 21 Apr. 2023
Along the same side of the room in the opposite corner, Jude has placed a large arc lamp to complement the other curved lines in the space, including the arched entryway and the eyebrow windows.
—Lennie Omalza, The Courier-Journal, 10 Nov. 2022
George Porter’s flash of insight at a lighting factory
On a trip to collect a mercury arc lamp for the searchlight, Porter saw flash lamps being made at a Siemens factory.
—IEEE Spectrum, 18 Feb. 2022
ArsTechnica, 24 Jan. 2026
The cozy living room is the perfect size for a sectional sofa, an accent chair or two, and a dramatic arc lamp to tie it all together.
—Miles Walls, Southern Living, 7 Dec. 2024
Farnsworth’s system involved placing a simple image, such as a straight line, between a carbon arc lamp and an image dissector, which displayed a clear image on a receiver in another room.
—The Arizona Republic, 6 Sep. 2024
Camouflage It Though understated and neutral in color, this living room designed by Tamsin Johnson bursts with mod personality, from the arc lamp to the rattan furniture.
—Hadley Mendelsohn, House Beautiful, 21 Apr. 2023
Along the same side of the room in the opposite corner, Jude has placed a large arc lamp to complement the other curved lines in the space, including the arched entryway and the eyebrow windows.
—Lennie Omalza, The Courier-Journal, 10 Nov. 2022
George Porter’s flash of insight at a lighting factory
On a trip to collect a mercury arc lamp for the searchlight, Porter saw flash lamps being made at a Siemens factory.
—IEEE Spectrum, 18 Feb. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for arc lamp
Noun
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People obsessively worked on light bulbs and the systems that powered them, finding little improvements year after year.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 Apr. 2026
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The glitch means that drivers in the seat of a 2024 or 2025 ‘Vette wouldn’t realize if their turn signals’ light bulbs failed to turn on.—
Nicole Hoey,
Robb Report,
6 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Household hazardous waste collection: Volusia County’s Solid Waste Division will collect materials such as old paint, solvents, automobile and household batteries, pool chemicals, pesticides, motor oil, gasoline, other household chemicals, and up to 10 fluorescent lamps.—
Joe Rassel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
2 Apr. 2025
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This fuzzy star is the Orion Nebula, a vast cloud of hydrogen gas lit up like a fluorescent lamp by young stars gravitationally born inside it.—
Mike Lynch,
Twin Cities,
2 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Also, short detection parameters were not updated from the previous model's incandescent lamps.—
James Powel,
USA TODAY,
10 Mar. 2025
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Carve out a few hours to visit nearby Bellingham to tour the SPARK Museum of Electrical Invention, which displays one of only three remaining incandescent lamps created by Thomas Edison.—
Perri Ormont Blumberg Fox News,
Fox News,
8 Feb. 2025
Noun
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That’s pretty phenomenal; Arden even shares credit with the lighting designer, Jen Schriever.—
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Apr. 2026
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Expanding urbanization and the use of traditional lighting of buildings, highways and residential neighborhoods are blinding us to an eternal beauty.—
Ernie Cowan,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Don't toss empty candle containers -- grow some wildflowers instead.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
21 Apr. 2026
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Perugino’s compositions tend to be clumsy in their parallels—two people on the left, two people on the right—and the skin typically looks like candle wax.—
Zachary Fine,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
Noun
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In the evening, the whole place twinkles from the lights of a hundred lanterns and flares, which also serve to keep away mosquitoes.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 Apr. 2026
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Hayslett explains how a beautiful patio shouldn't disappear at night and recommends that people display solar lanterns, string lights, or uplighting on plants.—
Sarah Lyon,
The Spruce,
22 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Alcatraz began as a military fortress and lighthouse, then became a military prison, converted to civilian use in 1933.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
24 Apr. 2026
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Here on the shore, overlooking the lighthouse and the harbor’s bobbing boats, partners Claire Hanrahan and Andrew Ainslie’s restaurant is the epitome of laidback chic with its country-kitchen interiors and butter yellow frontage.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 Apr. 2026
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The attendant and one of the passengers worked together at prying open the baggage compartment door while the other passenger crawled around the floor, searching in the thick smoke for a cellphone to try to use as a flashlight, according to the statement transcripts.—
Angie DiMichele,
Sun Sentinel,
24 Apr. 2026
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Beyond flashlight use, there is a UV light mode for basic detection of fluorescent substances invisible to the naked eye.—
Shirl Leigh
April 23,
New Atlas,
23 Apr. 2026
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“Arc lamp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arc%20lamp. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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