electric lamp consisting of a transparent or translucent glass housing containing a wire filament (usually tungsten) that emits light when heated by electricity
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lightbulb::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | bulb, electric-light bulb, electric light, incandescent lamp, light bulb |
| Type of | electric lamp |
Examples of lightbulb
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Wrage's lightbulb moment came at age 14 as he sailed his dinghy on a local lake.
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One day I was on the long drive north to see my mother and the lightbulb went on.
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It was one of those insights that, as soon as you hear it, the lightbulb goes on.
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No jokes about how many central bankers it takes to change a lightbulb, please.
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Say you're at a hotel and the air-conditioning is feeble or a lightbulb is out.
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The PODs didn't fill a room nearly as well as a single incandescent lightbulb.
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They'll also be stoked that they're sitting at the cutting edge of lightbulb tech.
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The other day I opened the fridge and there was a lampshade on the lightbulb.
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Each wafer can produce about 25 watts of energy, enough to power a lightbulb.
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- 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
- The incandescent light bulb, incandescent lamp or incandescent light globe is a source of electric light that works by incandescence (a general term for heat-driven light emissions, which includes the simple case of black body radiation). ...
- (Lightbulbs) A lamp is a replaceable component such as an incandescent light bulb, which is designed to produce light from electricity. These components usually have a base of ceramic, metal, glass or plastic, which makes an electrical connection in the socket of a light fixture. ...
- (Lightbulbs (album)) Lightbulbs is the third album by Fujiya & Miyagi released in 2008. This is their first album with their new band member, Lee Adams. The first song on the album, Knickerbocker, was also the first single for this album. The single has been released in August. ...
- Alternative spelling of light bulb
- N ampolo; the lightbulb is burnt out la ampolo finbrulisIK
- A filament held by two stiff wires and surrounded by a clear glass globe.
