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INCANDESCENT LAMP
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Dictionary entry overview: What does incandescent lamp mean?
• INCANDESCENT LAMP (noun)
The noun INCANDESCENT LAMP has 1 sense:
1. electric lamp consisting of a transparent or translucent glass housing containing a wire filament (usually tungsten) that emits light when heated by electricity
Familiarity information: INCANDESCENT LAMP used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Electric lamp consisting of a transparent or translucent glass housing containing a wire filament (usually tungsten) that emits light when heated by electricity
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
bulb; electric-light bulb; electric light; incandescent lamp; light bulb; lightbulb
Hypernyms ("incandescent lamp" is a kind of...):
electric lamp (a lamp powered by electricity)
Meronyms (parts of "incandescent lamp"):
filament (a thin wire (usually tungsten) that is heated white hot by the passage of an electric current)
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