Electric lamps in which the current is made to traverse an air gap between two electrodes, usually of carbon. The air in the gap as well as the two electrodes become heated to a brilliant incandescence.
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arc lamps, Holmes
arc lights
Holmes arc lamps
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lamps, Holmes arc
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