ZebraWords.com - The Definition of 'Light bulb', Synonyms of 'Light bulb' & More on 'Light bulb'

1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

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

Dictionary Results for light bulb:

1. WordNet® 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]

2. 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]

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