Bulb
nounid
18877·updated May 18, 2026verified
electric lamp consisting of a transparent or translucent glass housing containing a wire filament (usually tungsten) that emits light when heated by electricity
polysemous
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Classifications
Entity Type
Unknown—glossary_import_default_pending_classifier
Sensitivity
unclassified
Information Class
unclassified
Variants
- synonym
- electric lightelectric-light bulbincandescent lamplight bulblightbulbmedullamedulla oblongata
- plural
- Bulbs
- possessive
- Bulb's
- pluralpossessive
- Bulbs'
Framework definitions
- §1
- a rounded part of a cylindrical instrument (usually at one end)
- §2
- electric lamp consisting of a transparent or translucent glass housing containing a wire filament (usually tungsten) that emits light when heated by electricity
- §3
- a rounded dilation or expansion in a canal or vessel or organ
- §4
- lower or hindmost part of the brain
- §5
- a modified bud consisting of a thickened globular underground stem serving as a reproductive structure
- §6
- anything with a round shape resembling a teardrop
- §1 · legacy_primary
- electric lamp consisting of a transparent or translucent glass housing containing a wire filament (usually tungsten) that emits light when heated by electricityDR-088 backfill from the noun definition column
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