light bulb

light bulb
noun
electric lamp consisting of a transparent or translucent glass housing containing a wire filament (usually tungsten) that emits light when heated by electricity (Freq. 2)
• Hypernyms: ↑electric lamp
• Part Meronyms: ↑filament

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noun

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an electric light.
[1880-85]

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light bulb noun
A glass bulb containing a low-pressure gas and a metal filament which glows when an electric current is passed through it, one of the most common methods of electric lighting
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Main Entry: ↑light

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light bulb UK US noun [countable] [singular light bulb plural light bulbs]
a glass object that you put in an electric light to produce light. A light bulb is often simply called a bulb .
Thesaurus: parts of lamps and lightsmeronym types of electric lighthyponym

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light bulb,
= incandescent lamp. (Cf. ↑incandescent lamp)

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(also lightbulb) n. a glass bulb inserted into a lamp or a socket in a ceiling, that provides light by passing an electric current through a pocket of inert gas

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noun, pl ⋯ bulbs [count]
: a glass bulb or tube that produces light when it is supplied with electricity

change a light bulb that has burned out

— called also bulb
a light bulb goes off/on
chiefly US informal
◇ When a light bulb goes off/on (in your head), you suddenly understand something or have a great idea.

After thinking about the problem for several days, a light bulb went off in her head, and she knew how to solve it.

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ˈlight bulb [light bulb light bulbs] noun
= ↑bulb

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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