mercury arc

noun Electricity.

a bluish-green electric arc that has passed through a mercury-vapor cathode.

Origin of mercury arc

First recorded in 1915–20

Words nearby mercury arc

mercuro-, Mercurochrome, mercurous, mercurous chloride, mercury, mercury arc, mercury barometer, mercury chloride, mercury fulminate, mercury mass, mercury poisoning

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Example sentences from the Web for mercury arc

Another lamp differing widely in appearance from the preceding arcs may be described here because it is known as the mercury-arc.
Artificial Light|M. Luckiesh
The mercury-arc rectifier proper consists of a glass bulb containing vacuum and a small amount of mercury.
Cyclopedia of Telephony and Telegraphy, Vol. 2|Kempster Miller
The circuit of a mercury-arc rectifier charging outfit is shown in Fig. 415.
Cyclopedia of Telephony and Telegraphy, Vol. 2|Kempster Miller
It is a device broadly similar to the mercury-arc lamp produced by Peter Cooper Hewitt.
Cyclopedia of Telephony and Telegraphy, Vol. 2|Kempster Miller

For example, assume that phosphorescent zinc sulphide is excited by the light from a mercury-arc.
Artificial Light|M. Luckiesh

British Dictionary definitions for mercury arc

mercury arc

noun

an electric discharge through ionized mercury vapour, producing a brilliant bluish-green light containing ultraviolet radiation
(as modifier)a mercury-arc rectifier See also ignitron

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单词	mercury arc
释义	mercury arc noun Electricity. a bluish-green electric arc that has passed through a mercury-vapor cathode. Origin of mercury arc First recorded in 1915–20 Words nearby mercury arc mercuro-, Mercurochrome, mercurous, mercurous chloride, mercury, mercury arc, mercury barometer, mercury chloride, mercury fulminate, mercury mass, mercury poisoning Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for mercury arc Another lamp differing widely in appearance from the preceding arcs may be described here because it is known as the mercury-arc. Artificial Light\|M. Luckiesh The mercury-arc rectifier proper consists of a glass bulb containing vacuum and a small amount of mercury. Cyclopedia of Telephony and Telegraphy, Vol. 2\|Kempster Miller The circuit of a mercury-arc rectifier charging outfit is shown in Fig. 415. Cyclopedia of Telephony and Telegraphy, Vol. 2\|Kempster Miller It is a device broadly similar to the mercury-arc lamp produced by Peter Cooper Hewitt. Cyclopedia of Telephony and Telegraphy, Vol. 2\|Kempster Miller For example, assume that phosphorescent zinc sulphide is excited by the light from a mercury-arc. Artificial Light\|M. Luckiesh British Dictionary definitions for mercury arc mercury arc noun an electric discharge through ionized mercury vapour, producing a brilliant bluish-green light containing ultraviolet radiation (as modifier)a mercury-arc rectifier See also ignitron Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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