Noun: incandescent lamp
- Electric lamp consisting of a transparent or translucent glass housing containing a wire filament (usually tungsten) that emits light when heated by electricity
"They replaced the old incandescent lamps with more energy-efficient LED bulbs";
- light bulb, lightbulb, bulb, electric light, electric-light bulb, light globe [Austral, NZ]
Derived forms: incandescent lamps
Type of: electric lamp
Encyclopedia: Incandescent lamp