Light Bulb Definition

noun
A light-emitting device that consists of a gas-filled glass tube or bulb and is used inside electric light fixtures and flashlights.
American Heritage

An evacuated glass bulb containing a metal filament which is heated by electrical resistance to produce light.

Wiktionary
(by extension) An article that resembles such a bulb and converts electricity to light by any process.
A fluorescent light bulb or an LED light bulb.
Wiktionary
(figuratively) Used in reference to the sudden arrival of a realization, an inspiration, an idea, or the like.
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Noun

Singular:
light bulb
Plural:
light-bulbs

Origin of Light Bulb

  • light + bulb, from Middle French bulbe, from Latin bulbus (“bulb, onion"), from Ancient Greek βολβός (bolbos, “plant with round swelling on underground stem").

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Light Bulb Sentence Examples

  • On a lighter note, how many WA crew members do you think it takes to change a light bulb?

  • Put essential oils in a light bulb ring.

  • Typically, you'll hear people say " imagine trying to see a standard 60W light bulb that is twenty thousand miles away " .

  • When the light bulb was cheaper and better, we ditched kerosene.

  • An 18- watt CFL used in place of a 75-watt light bulb will cost about $45.00 less over the lifetime of the bulb.

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Words Starting With

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Words Ending With

BLBULB

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