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light bulb
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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
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.light bulblight 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 n → lampadina
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Light bulbs: AB 722, by Assemblyman Lloyd Levine, D-Van Nuys, would ban the sale of lamps using incandescent light bulbs in California by 2012 in an effort to favor more energy-efficient fluorescent lighting.
LIGHT BULBS, ELEPHANTS, LAUSD LEGISLATORS PROPOSE LAWS AT LAST MINUTE by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
Fluorescent light bulbs Last 10 times longer than incandescent bulbs, El use 75 percent less energy, produce fewer greenhouse gases from power plants, and save $30 over the life of each bulb.
Wal-Mart's bright idea by New York Times Upfront
Public Energy Solutions and Con Edison are urging New Yorkers in selected zip codes and targeted load areas who are using 25 or more incandescent light bulbs in their buildings to sign up for free Compact Fluorescent Lamps (CFLs) through Operation Kill-A-Watt (table lamps are excluded).
Operation Kill-A-Watt to give away some green by Real Estate Weekly
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