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LAMPE ARC [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2000-11-20
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Lighting
- Lamps
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- arc lamp
1, record 1, English, arc%20lamp
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The arc lamp has a mechanism to regularize electric current and two or several carbon electrodes to produce a strong gas discharge: the voltaic arc. It has two pairs of charcoal electrodes that can generate a purple-hued arc and produce from 16 to 20 hours of open-air combustion. 1, record 1, English, - arc%20lamp
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Éclairage
- Lampes
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- lampe à arc
1, record 1, French, lampe%20%C3%A0%20arc
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La lampe à arc comprend un mécanisme de régularisation du courant et deux ou plusieurs électrodes de charbon produisant une vive décharge gazeuse : l'arc voltaïque. Cette lampe a deux paires d'électrodes en charbon de bois qui donnent à l'arc une teinte violacée et qui produisent entre 16 et 20 heures de combustion à l'air libre. 2, record 1, French, - lampe%20%C3%A0%20arc
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1994-05-11
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Lamps
- Cinematography
- Photoengraving
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- arc lamp
1, record 2, English, arc%20lamp
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An electric lamp in which the light is produced by heating the ends of carbon rods to incandescence by an electric arc; used as a source of light in photoengraving. 2, record 2, English, - arc%20lamp
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Lampes
- Cinématographie
- Photogravure
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- lampe à arc
1, record 2, French, lampe%20%C3%A0%20arc
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Lampe électrique constituée d'électrodes de carbone entre lesquelles le courant électrique produit un arc lumineux; utilisée en photogravure. 2, record 2, French, - lampe%20%C3%A0%20arc
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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