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Light bulb   /laɪt bəlb/   Listen
noun
light bulb, lightbulb  n.  A glass bulb with metallic contacts on the outside connected to a wire filament (usually tungsten) inside that emits light when heated by passage of electricity through the filament; used as the replaceable light-emitting component of an electric lamp, flashlight, lighting fixture, etc.
Synonyms: light bulb, bulb, incandescent lamp, electric light, electric-light bulb.






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"Light bulb" Quotes from Famous Books



... of the manger is covered with hay. Rude boxes and farm implements all around. A large upturned chair with wooden legs may simulate the crib, if it is concealed by enough straw. An electric light bulb is concealed in this straw and shines on the face of Mary, ...
— The White Christmas and other Merry Christmas Plays • Walter Ben Hare

... would you go about it," he shot at his audience, "if you were asked to measure the cubic contents of an electric light bulb?" ...
— Radio Boys Loyalty - Bill Brown Listens In • Wayne Whipple



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