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light bulb
n.
An electric light in which a filament is heated to incandescence by an electric current.
light bulb
n
(Engineering / Electrical Engineering) a glass bulb containing a gas, such as argon or nitrogen, at low pressure and enclosing a thin metal filament that emits light when an electric current is passed through it Sometimes shortened to bulb
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Noun1.light bulb - electric lamp consisting of a transparent or translucent glass housing containing a wire filament (usually tungsten) that emits light when heated by electricitylight bulb - electric lamp consisting of a transparent or translucent glass housing containing a wire filament (usually tungsten) that emits light when heated by electricity
electric light, electric-light bulb, incandescent lamp, lightbulb, bulb
electric lamp - a lamp powered by electricity
filament - a thin wire (usually tungsten) that is heated white hot by the passage of an electric current
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light bulb n → lampadina
light bulb → مصباح اضاءة žárovka elpære Glühbirne λαμπτήρας bombilla hehkulamppu ampoule žarulja lampadina 電球 전구 lichtpeertje lyspære żarówka lâmpada лампочка glödlampa หลอดไฟ ampul bóng đèn 电灯泡
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