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LIGHT BULB

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does light bulb mean? 

LIGHT BULB (noun)
  The noun LIGHT BULB 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 electricityplay

  Familiarity information: LIGHT BULB used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


LIGHT BULB (noun)


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 ("light bulb" is a kind of...):

electric lamp (a lamp powered by electricity)

Meronyms (parts of "light bulb"):

filament (a thin wire (usually tungsten) that is heated white hot by the passage of an electric current)


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