arc light: Meaning and Definition of

arc' light"

Pronunciation: [key]
  1. a lamp in which the light source is a high-intensity electric arc either between carbon rods in air or between metal electrodes in a xenon gas atmosphere enclosed in a quartz bulb.
  2. the light produced by such a lamp. Cf.
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