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    ELECTRIC-LIGHT BULB

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Electric lamp consisting of a transparent or translucent glass housing containing a wire filament (usually tungsten) that emits light when heated by electricityplay

    Synonyms:

    bulb; electric-light bulb; electric light; incandescent lamp; light bulb; lightbulb

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting man-made objects

    Hypernyms ("electric-light bulb" is a kind of...):

    electric lamp (a lamp powered by electricity)

    Meronyms (parts of "electric-light bulb"):

    filament (a thin wire (usually tungsten) that is heated white hot by the passage of an electric current)

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