Meaning

3 senses
  1. An evacuated glass bulb containing a metal filament which is heated by electrical resistance to produce light.

    Glühbirne, Glühlampe, Birne

    ла́мпа нака́ливанияlámpa nakálivanija, ла́мпочкаlámpočka, ла́мпаlámpa

    ла́мпа розжа́рюванняlámpa rozžárjuvannja, ла́мпочкаlámpočka, ла́мпаlámpa

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

  2. (broadly)An article that resembles such a bulb and converts electricity to light by any process.

    a fluorescent light bulb

    an LED light bulb

  3. (figuratively)Used in reference to the sudden arrival of a realization, an inspiration, an idea, or the like.

    a light-bulb moment

Examples

157 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

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
evacuated glass bulb containing a metal filament that produces light:
Русский
By meaning 1
evacuated glass bulb containing a metal filament that produces light:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
evacuated glass bulb containing a metal filament that produces light:

Origin

From light + bulb First attested in 1885.

From light + bulb First attested in 1885.

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Forms

plural: light bulbs

Synonyms

7 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

2 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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