light bulb

A light-emitting device that consists of a gas-filled glass tube or bulb and is used inside electric light fixtures and flashlights.

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light bulb

lightbulb

(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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light′ bulb`

an electric light bulb; incandescent lamp.

[1880–85]

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

light 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

Translations

مِصْبَاحٌ كَهْرَبَاْئِيٌّ

žárovka

elpærepære

Glühbirne Glühlampe

λαμπτήρας

bombilla

hehkulamppulamppu

ampoule lampe

žaruljasijalica

égővillanykörte

ljósapera

lampadina

電球

전구

glödlampa

หลอดไฟ

ampul

bóng đèn

电灯泡

light bulb

n → lampadina

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

light bulb

→ مِصْبَاحٌ كَهْرَبَاْئِيٌّ 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

Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009

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