Carbon Arc Lamp (Noun)
Meaning
Has carbon electrodes.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The carbon arc lamp has carbon electrodes that vaporize and create a bright light when an electric current is passed through them.
- These early lamps used carbon electrodes to create a brilliant light that was a novelty at the time.
- The use of carbon electrodes in the carbon arc lamp led to its initial popularity as a high-intensity light source.
- Carbon arc lamps were characterized by the use of carbon electrodes to generate their light output.
- The carbon electrodes in a carbon arc lamp burn away slowly over time.