Meaning

6 senses
  1. The bulb-shaped underground portion of a plant such as a tulip, consisting of a shortened stem and many fleshy scale leaves, from which the rest of the plant may be regrown.

    Zwiebel

    лу́ковицаlúkovica

    цибу́линаcybúlyna

  2. (dated)The medulla oblongata.

    lower or hindmost part of the brain; continuous with spinal cord; (‘bulb’ is an old term for medulla oblongata)

  3. Any solid object rounded at one end and tapering on the other, possibly attached to a larger object at the tapered end.

    the bulb of the aorta

    утолще́ниеutolščénije, вы́пуклостьvýpuklostʹ, ша́рикšárik

    a rounded part of a cylindrical instrument (usually at one end)

  4. Any solid object rounded at one end and tapering on the other, possibly attached to a larger object at the tapered end.

    A light bulb (not necessarily bulbous in shape).

    an incandescent bulb

    an LED bulb

  5. A bulbous protuberance at the forefoot of certain vessels to reduce turbulence.

  6. (obsolete)An onion.

Examples

178 sentences
  1. Tom screwed in the light bulb.

    Том вкрутив лампочку.

    ruТом вкрутил лампочку.

    deTom schraubte die Glühbirne hinein.

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  2. Edison invented the light bulb.

    Едісон винайшов електричну лампочку.

    ruЭдисон изобрёл электрическую лампочку.

    deEdison hat die Glühbirne erfunden.

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  3. Tom unscrewed the light bulb.

    Том викрутив лампочку.

    ruТом вывернул лампочку.

    deTom schraubte die Glühbirne heraus.

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  4. Tom changed the light bulb.

    Том поміняв лампочку.

    ruТом поменял лампочку.

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  5. The light bulb has burned out.

    ruЛампочка перегорела.

    deDie Glühbirne ist durchgebrannt.

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Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
bulb-shaped underground portion of a plant:
Русский
By meaning 2
bulb-shaped underground portion of a plant:
rounded solid object:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
bulb-shaped underground portion of a plant:

Origin

Inherited from Middle English bulb, bolbe, from Latin bulbus (“bulb, onion”), from Ancient

Inherited from Middle English bulb, bolbe, from Latin bulbus (“bulb, onion”), from Ancient Greek βολβός (bolbós, “plant with round swelling on underground stem”).

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Forms

plural: bulbs
Singularbulb
Pluralbulbs

regular

Synonyms

7 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

39 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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