light bulb
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light bulb
- /ˈlaɪtˌbʌlb/
Where it comes from
From light + bulb. First attested in 1885.
noun light bulbs · light-bulb · lightbulb
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An evacuated glass bulb containing a metal filament which is heated by electrical resistance to produce light.
Atticus did something that interested us: he came into the livingroom carrying a long electrical extension cord. There was a light bulb on the end.
Similar: bulb, glow-lamp, incandescent lamp, light globe
- An article that resembles such a bulb and converts electricity to light by any process. a fluorescent light bulb
- Used in reference to the sudden arrival of a realization, an inspiration, an idea, or the like. a light-bulb moment
Translations
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noun evacuated glass bulb containing a metal filament that produces light
| Español | ampolleta, bombilla, bombillo, bujía, foco, lamparita |
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| 한국어 | 전구 jeon'gu, 백열등 baegyeoldeung |
| 日本語 | 電球 denkyū |
| 中文 | 電燈泡 /电灯泡 diàndēngpào, 燈泡 /灯泡 dēngpào |
| हिन्दी | बल्ब balb, लैंप la͠ip, प्रकाश बल्ब prakāś balb |
| Kiswahili | balbu |
| Português | lâmpada, foco, bulbo |
| Français | ampoule, lampe, ampoule électrique |
| Deutsch | Glühbirne, Glühlampe, Birne |
| Italiano | lampadina |
| Ελληνικά | ηλεκτρικός λαμπτήρας ilektrikós lamptíras, ηλεκτρική λυχνία ilektrikí lychnía, γλόμπος glómpos, λάμπα lámpa |
| Română | bec |
| Русский | ла́мпа нака́ливания lámpa nakálivanija, ла́мпочка lámpočka, ла́мпа lámpa, электри́ческая ла́мпочка elektríčeskaja lámpočka |
| Tiếng Việt | bóng đèn |
| العربية | لَمْبَة lamba, مِصْبَاح miṣbāḥ, مِصْبَاح كَهْرَبَائِيّ miṣbāḥ kahrabāʔiyy, مِصْبَاح كَهْرُبَائِيّ miṣbāḥ kahrubāʔiyy |
| עברית | נוּרָה nurá |
noun resembling article that converts electricity to light
| Português | lâmpada |
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title = {light bulb},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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