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Noun: electric-light bulb
  1. 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 bulb in the lamp";
    - light bulb, lightbulb, bulb, incandescent lamp, electric light, light globe [Austral, NZ]

Derived forms: electric-light bulbs

Type of: electric lamp