light bulb

3 definitions found

light bulb - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  lightbulb \lightbulb\, light bulb \light bulb\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.
  
     Syn: light bulb, bulb, incandescent lamp, electric light,
          electric-light bulb.
          [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]

light bulb - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  light bulb
      n 1: electric lamp consisting of a transparent or translucent
           glass housing containing a wire filament (usually tungsten)
           that emits light when heated by electricity [syn: light bulb
           , lightbulb, bulb, incandescent lamp, electric light
           , electric-light bulb]

light bulb - Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :

  21 Moby Thesaurus words for "light bulb":
     candle, electric light bulb, fire, flame, glim, illuminant,
     illuminator, incandescent body, lamp, lantern, light, light source,
     luminant, luminary, match, moon, source of light, stars, sun,
     taper, torch