- mercury arc
- an electric discharge between electrodes in mercury vapor in a vacuum tube; it gives off light rich in ultraviolet rays.
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mercury arc
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mercury arc — n. an electric discharge passed through ionized mercury vapor, esp. in a mercury vapor lamp or an electron tube … English World dictionary
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Mercury arc valve — A mercury arc valve (mercury vapor rectifier) is a type of electrical rectifier which converts alternating current into direct current. Rectifiers of this type were used in electric motor power supplies for industry, in electric… … Wikipedia
mercury-arc rectifier — noun : an alternating current rectifier consisting of a mercury arc especially designed to utilize its rectifying action, one electrode being a pool of mercury with current flowing only during that part of the cycle in which the mercury acts as… … Useful english dictionary
mercury-arc rectifier — gyvsidabrio lygintuvas statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. mercury rectifier; mercury arc rectifier vok. Quecksilberdampfgleichrichter, m; Quecksilbergleichrichter, m rus. ртутный выпрямитель, m pranc. redresseur à vapeur de mercure, m … Fizikos terminų žodynas
mercury-arc converter — gyvsidabrinis keitiklis statusas T sritis automatika atitikmenys: angl. mercury arc converter vok. Quecksilberdampfstromrichter, m rus. ртутный преобразователь, m pranc. convertisseur à vapeur de mercure, m … Automatikos terminų žodynas
mercury arc — noun : an electric discharge through mercury vapor in a glass or quartz tube emitting a blue green light rich in actinic and ultraviolet rays and used for various purposes (as for water sterilization, in photography, and in a rectifier) * * *… … Useful english dictionary
mercury arc — Elect. a bluish green electric arc that has passed through a mercury vapor cathode. [1915 20] * * * … Universalium
mercury arc lamp — mercury vapor lamp, quartz lamp a lamp in which the arc is struck in mercury and is enclosed in a quartz burner; used in photodynamic therapy. The two most common types are the low pressure or cold quartz type and the high pressure or hot quartz… … Medical dictionary
