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Light bulb   Listen
noun
light bulb, lightbulb  n.  A glass bulb with metallic contacts on the outside connected to a wire filament (usually tungsten) inside that emits light when heated by passage of electricity through the filament; used as the replaceable light-emitting component of an electric lamp, flashlight, lighting fixture, etc.
Synonyms: light bulb, bulb, incandescent lamp, electric light, electric-light bulb.





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"Light bulb" Quotes from Famous Books



... moderator, duplex; torch, flambeau, link, brand; gaselier[obs3], chandelier, electrolier[obs3], candelabrum, candelabra, girandole[obs3], sconce, luster, candlestick. [non-combustion based light sources] lamp, light; incandescent lamp, tungsten bulb, light bulb; flashlight, torch[Brit]; arc light ;laser; maser [microwave radiation]; neon bulb, neon sign; fluorescent lamp. [parts of a light bulb] filament; socket; contacts; filler gas. firework, fizgig[obs3]; pyrotechnics; rocket, lighthouse &c. (signal) 550. V. illuminate &c. (light) 420. ...
— Roget's Thesaurus


Words linked to "Light bulb" :   electric-light bulb, incandescent lamp, lightbulb, filament, bulb, electric light, electric lamp


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