electric light bulb

  • 41bulb — [[t]bʌ̱lb[/t]] bulbs 1) N COUNT A bulb is the glass part of an electric lamp, which gives out light when electricity passes through it. The stairwell was lit by a single bulb. Syn: light bulb 2) N COUNT A bulb is a root shaped like an onion that… …

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  • 42Bulb (disambiguation) — A bulb is a 3 dimensional shape made by connecting a rod to a sphere.Bulb may mean: * Bulb, a part of a plant. * Light bulb, a source of electric lighting. * Flashbulb, a bright, rapid lightbulb. * Bulb (photography), a shutter setting. * Bulbous …

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  • 43Light switch — A light switch is a switch, most commonly used to operate electric lights, permanently connected equipment, or electrical outlets.In modern homes most lights are operated using switches set in walls, usually 6 10 inches (15 25 cm) away from a… …

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  • 44bulb — noun (C) 1 the glass part of an electric light, that the light shines from; light bulb: a 100 watt bulb 2 a root shaped like a ball that grows into a flower or plant: tulip bulbs …

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  • 45bulb — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. knob, globe; tuber, corm; lamp. See convexity, vegetable, light, rotundity. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. globe, globule, ball, knob, nodule, corn, nub, tuber, bulbil, tubercle, corm, protuberance, head,… …

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  • 46Electric match — An electric match is a device that uses an externally applied electric current to ignite a combustible compound.UseElectric matches can be used in any application where source of heat is needed at a precisely controlled point in time, typically… …

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  • 47Bulb —   The transparent or opaque sphere in an electric light that the electric light transmits through …

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  • 48light# — light vb 1 Light, kindle, ignite, fire basically mean to set something burning or on fire. Light (see also ILLUMINATE), when it takes as its subject the agent or agency, usually implies such an end of the action as illumination {she lighted the… …

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  • 49three-way bulb — noun : an electric light bulb having two filaments of different wattage that can be lighted separately or together to give three levels of illumination * * * /three way / a light bulb that can be switched to three successive degrees of… …

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  • 50electric bulb — bulb shaped object which gives off light via an electrical current …

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