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ELECTRIC-LIGHT BULB

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• ELECTRIC-LIGHT BULB (noun)
The noun ELECTRIC-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 electricity

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

• ELECTRIC-LIGHT BULB (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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

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

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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