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mercury arc

noun

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


mercury arc

noun

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

      a mercury-arc rectifier

“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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Word History and Origins

Origin of mercury arc1

First recorded in 1915–20
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Example Sentences

The mercury arc rectifier is a device for changing an alternating current into a direct current.

It is a device broadly similar to the mercury-arc lamp produced by Peter Cooper Hewitt.

The mercury-arc rectifier proper consists of a glass bulb containing vacuum and a small amount of mercury.

The circuit of a mercury-arc rectifier charging outfit is shown in Fig. 415.

A term usually used in connection with electrolytic apparatus, mercury arc rectifiers, and electric arcs.

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