carbon arc

Thân thiện

A welder uses a carbon arc to join two metal plates.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A type of electric arc lamp: A "carbon arc" is a source of bright light created by an electric arc (a sustained electrical discharge) between two carbon electrodes.

Usage

• The term "carbon arc" is a technical noun used primarily in historical and industrial contexts to describe a specific lighting or heat source.
• It is often used as a compound noun, where "carbon" specifies the material of the electrodes.

Examples

• Noun:
  • Early movie projectors often used a bright carbon arc as their light source.
  • The intense heat of the carbon arc was used for welding and cutting metals.

Advanced Usage

• "Carbon arc lamp": A complete lighting device that uses a carbon arc.
  • The carbon arc lamp illuminated the city streets before the widespread adoption of incandescent bulbs.

Variants and Related Words

• Carbon arc welding (n): A welding process that uses a carbon arc to generate heat.
  • Carbon arc welding was one of the first arc welding processes developed.
• Arc lamp (n): A broader category of lamps that produce light via an electric arc, which includes carbon arc lamps.

Synonyms

• Arc light: A general term for light produced by an electric arc, which can include carbon arcs.
• Klieg light: A specific type of carbon arc lamp once widely used in film production.

Related Phrases

• Strike an arc: The action of initiating an electrical arc, which is fundamental to creating a carbon arc.
  • The welder struck an arc to begin the repair.

Học thuật

Noun

1. has carbon electrodes

Từ đồng nghĩa

• carbon arc lamp