arclight
Bright electrical discharge
An arclight is a lamp that produces intense white light by passing electric current across a gap between two electrodes, creating a continuous spark or arc.
Before incandescent bulbs, arclights illuminated streets, theaters, and film sets—hence the association between Hollywood and bright lights.
The term sometimes refers to any powerful spotlight: The arclight swept across the prison yard.
Conductive interface point
- intenseExtreme in degree
- searchlightFocused lamp for distance
- spotlightConcentrated illumination source
- floodlightBroad outdoor illumination source
beam · projection · high-intensity · lamp · illuminator · anti-aircraft · wartime · military
Distort someone's reality
- VictorianOf a prim era
- EdisonProlific American inventor
- innovationCreating something original
- electricityEnergy from charged particles
patent · filament · candlepower · dynamo · nineteenth-century · streetlamp · lighthouse · lantern
Venue for live drama
- HollywoodAmerican film industry center
- screeningEvaluative selection process
- premiereFirst public performance
- multiplexMulti-screen movie theater
moviegoing · tickets · projection · blockbuster · matinee · audience · popcorn · feature
electrode
Conductive interface point
- intenseExtreme in degree
- searchlightFocused lamp for distance
- spotlightConcentrated illumination source
floodlight · beam · projection · high-intensity · lamp · illuminator · anti-aircraft · wartime · military · theatrical
gaslight
Distort someone's reality
- VictorianOf a prim era
- EdisonProlific American inventor
- innovationCreating something original
electricity · patent · filament · candlepower · dynamo · nineteenth-century · streetlamp · lighthouse · lantern · antique
theater
Venue for live drama
- HollywoodAmerican film industry center
- screeningEvaluative selection process
- premiereFirst public performance
multiplex · moviegoing · tickets · projection · blockbuster · matinee · audience · popcorn · feature · trailer
electrode
Conductive interface point
MIG · flux · helmet · fabrication · metalwork · fusing · bead · penetration · seam · joint
arclightincandescent light
Lamp using heated wire
incandescent bulb · candlelight · tungsten bulb · LED · Edison bulb
arclightdarkness
Total absence of light
dimness · shadow · gloom · nightlight · soft light