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Noun: lightbulb  'lIt,búlb
  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 lightbulb in the lamp";
    - light bulb, bulb, incandescent lamp, electric light, electric-light bulb, light globe [Austral, NZ]

Derived forms: light bulbs, lightbulbs

Type of: electric lamp

Encyclopedia: Lightbulb