Noun: electric light
- Electric lamp consisting of a transparent or translucent glass housing containing a wire filament (usually tungsten) that emits light when heated by electricity
"He replaced the burnt-out electric light in the lamp";
- light bulb, lightbulb, bulb, incandescent lamp, electric-light bulb, light globe [Austral, NZ]
Derived forms: electric lights
Type of: electric lamp
Encyclopedia: Electric light