bulb
The bulb-shaped underground portion of a plant such as a tulip, consisting of a…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.
» Tom screwed in the light bulb.
Tom schraubte die Glühbirne hinein.
Том вкрутил лампочку.
Том вкрутив лампочку.
Meaning
6 sensesThe 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
(dated)The medulla oblongata.
lower or hindmost part of the brain; continuous with spinal cord; (‘bulb’ is an old term for medulla oblongata)
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)
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
A bulbous protuberance at the forefoot of certain vessels to reduce turbulence.
(obsolete)An onion.
Examples
178 sentencesTom screwed in the light bulb.
Том вкрутив лампочку.
ruТом вкрутил лампочку.
deTom schraubte die Glühbirne hinein.
Edison invented the light bulb.
Едісон винайшов електричну лампочку.
ruЭдисон изобрёл электрическую лампочку.
deEdison hat die Glühbirne erfunden.
Tom unscrewed the light bulb.
Том викрутив лампочку.
ruТом вывернул лампочку.
deTom schraubte die Glühbirne heraus.
Tom changed the light bulb.
Том поміняв лампочку.
ruТом поменял лампочку.
The light bulb has burned out.
ruЛампочка перегорела.
deDie Glühbirne ist durchgebrannt.
Translations
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Origin
Inherited from Middle English bulb, bolbe, from Latin bulbus (“bulb, onion”), from AncientInherited 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: bulbsSynonyms
7 synonyms- electric lamp consisting of a transparent or translucent glass housing containing a wire filament (usually tungsten) that emits light when heated by electricity:light bulblightbulbincandescent lampelectric lightelectric-light bulb
- lower or hindmost part of the brain; continuous with spinal cord; (‘bulb’ is an old term for medulla oblongata):medulla oblongatamedulla