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[syn: light bulb, lightbulb, bulb, incandescent lamp, electric light, electric-light bulb]
The 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]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
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]
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