アーク灯

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Japanese

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アーク灯 (āku tō): a xenon arc lamp bulb.
Kanji in this term
とう
Grade: 4
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
アーク燈 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

アーク +‎ , calque of English arc lamp.[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

アーク(とう) (āku tō

  1. an arc lamp, a lamp that creates light by means of an electrical discharge arc

References

  1. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN