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light bulb

noun

  1. an electric light.


light bulb

noun

  1. a glass bulb containing a gas, such as argon or nitrogen, at low pressure and enclosing a thin metal filament that emits light when an electric current is passed through it Sometimes shortened tobulb


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Word History and Origins

Origin of light bulb1

First recorded in 1880–85

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