ELECTRIC-LIGHT BULB

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Electric lamp consisting of a transparent or translucent glass housing containing a wire filament (usually tungsten) that emits light when heated by electricity

Synonyms:

bulb; electric-light bulb; electric light; incandescent lamp; light bulb; lightbulb

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("electric-light bulb" is a kind of...):

electric lamp (a lamp powered by electricity)

Meronyms (parts of "electric-light bulb"):

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

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