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carbon arc

–noun
an electric arc between two carbon electrodes, used mainly for lighting, as in an arc light for a motion-picture projector, or for intense heating, as in the cutting and welding of metals.

Origin:
1905–10
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carbon arc

noun
has carbon electrodes [syn: carbon arc lamp
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