LIGHTBULB


Meaning of LIGHTBULB in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈlīt-ˌbəlb ]

noun

Date: 1884

: an electric lamp: as

a. : one in which a filament gives off light when heated to incandescence by an electric current — called also incandescent, incandescent lamp

b. : fluorescent lamp

[

lightbulb (incandescent): 1 bulb containing gas, 2 filament, 3 connecting and supporting wires, 4 exhaust tube, 5 screw base, 6 base contact

]

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.