LIGHTBULB

Meaning of LIGHTBULB in English

noun Date: 1884 an electric lamp: as, one in which a filament gives off light when heated to incandescence by an electric current, fluorescent lamp

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LIGHTBULB
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LIGHTBULB — [light.bulb] n (1884): incandescent lamp
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LIGHTBULB
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QUARTZ-IODINE LAMP — noun Date: circa 1964 a lightbulb consisting of a quartz bulb and a tungsten filament with the bulb containing iodine …
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LAMP — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French ~e, from Latin ~as, from Greek, from ~ein to shine; akin to Hittite lap- …
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INCANDESCENT LAMP — noun Date: 1881 lightbulb a
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INCANDESCENT — I. adjective see: candid Date: 1794 1. white, glowing, or luminous with intense heat, strikingly bright, radiant, or clear, marked …
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URANIUM — Chemical element of the actinide series (with many transition element properties), chemical symbol U, atomic number 92. A dense, hard, …
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TUNGSTEN — or wolfram Metallic chemical element , one of the transition element s, chemical symbol W, atomic number 74. Exceptionally strong, …
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SWAN, SIR JOSEPH (WILSON) — born Oct. 31, 1828, Sunderland, Durham, Eng. died May 27, 1914, Warlingham, Surrey English physicist and chemist. By 1871 he …
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INCANDESCENT LAMP — Any of various devices that produce light by heating a suitable material to a high temperature. In an electric incandescent …
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FLUORESCENCE — Emission of electromagnetic radiation , usually visible light, caused by excitation of -8 seconds). The initial excitation is usually caused …
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ELECTRICITY — Phenomenon associated with stationary or moving The word comes from the Greek elektron ("amber"); the Greeks discovered that amber rubbed …
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EDISON, THOMAS ALVA — born Feb. 11, 1847, Milan, Ohio, U.S. died Oct. 18, 1931, West Orange, N.J. U.S. inventor. He had very little …
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BROADBAND — Term describing the radiation from a source that produces a broad, continuous spectrum of laser , which produces a single …
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INCANDESCENT — I. -s ə nt adjective Etymology: probably from French, from Latin incandescent-, incandescens, present participle of incandescere to become hot, …
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QUARTZ-IODINE LAMP — Date: circa 1964 : a lightbulb consisting of a quartz bulb and a tungsten filament with the bulb containing iodine …
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NAKED — ˈne-kəd adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English nacod; akin to Old High German nackot naked, Latin nudus, Greek gymnos …
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LAMP — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French lampe, from Latin lampas, from Greek, from lampein to shine; akin to Hittite lap- …
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INCANDESCENT LAMP — Date: 1881 : lightbulb a
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INCANDESCENT LAMP — [incandescent lamp] n (1881): an electric lamp in which a filament gives off light when heated to incandescence by an …
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ROSELLE AND ROSELLE PARK — boroughs (towns) in Union county, northeastern New Jersey, U.S., adjoining Elizabeth on the west. Originally part of Linden until 1894, …
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MENLO PARK — city, San Mateo county, western California, U.S. It lies on the western shore of San Francisco Bay. Originally part of …
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LO-HO — also called T'a-ho, Pinyin Luohe, or Tahe, city in central Honan sheng (province), China. Lo-ho is situated on the Sha …
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GLOW — I. glow 1 /ɡləʊ $ ɡloʊ/ BrE AmE noun [singular] 1 . a soft steady light glow from the glow …
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WATT — ( watts) A watt is a unit of measurement of electrical power. Use a 3 amp fuse for equipment up …
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WATT — (~s) A ~ is a unit of measurement of electrical power. Use a 3 amp fuse for equipment up to …
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STARK — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a sharp/stark/strong contrast (= very great ) ▪ There is a sharp contrast between …
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ENGINE — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a car door/engine/key etc ▪ She left the car engine running. cranking...engine ▪ Try cranking …
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COMBUSTION — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES combustion chamber internal combustion engine spontaneous combustion COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE internal ▪ The …
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EDISON, THOMAS ALVA — born Feb. 11, 1847, Milan, Ohio, U.S. died Oct. 18, 1931, West Orange, N.J. U.S. inventor. He had very little …
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