Incandescent light bulb — The incandescent light bulb, incandescent lamp or incandescent light globe is a source of electric light that works by incandescence, (a general term for heat driven light emissions which includes the simple case of black body radiation). An… … Wikipedia
Incandescent light — Incandescent In can*des cent, a. [L. incandecens, entis, p. pr. of incandescere to become warm or hot; pref. in in + candescere to become of a glittering whiteness, to become red hot, incho. fr. candere to be of a glittering whiteness: cf. F.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
light bulb — light′ bulb n. elm an electric light bulb; incandescent lamp • Etymology: 1880–85 … From formal English to slang
light bulb — noun electric lamp consisting of a transparent or translucent glass housing containing a wire filament (usually tungsten) that emits light when heated by electricity (Freq. 2) • Syn: ↑lightbulb, ↑bulb, ↑incandescent lamp, ↑electric light,… … Useful english dictionary
incandescent light — Tungsten lamp Tung sten lamp An electric glow lamp having filaments of metallic tungsten, and contained in a glass bulb which is evacuated or has an inert gas, to avoid oxidation of the tungsten; a common form of light bulb. Such lamps, owing to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
light bulb — lightbulb lightbulb, light bulb light bulb . A glass bulb with metallic contacts on the outside connected to a wire filament (usually tungsten) inside that emits light when heated by passage of electricity through the filament; used as the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
light bulb — Synonyms and related words: candle, electric light bulb, fire, flame, glim, illuminant, illuminator, incandescent body, lamp, lantern, light, light source, luminant, luminary, match, moon, source of light, stars, sun, taper, torch … Moby Thesaurus
Mazda (light bulb) — For other uses, see Mazda (disambiguation). Ad for the Mazda service mark, 1917. Mazda was a trademarked name created by the Shelby Electric Company for incandescent light bulbs. The name was used from 1909 through 1945 in the United States by… … Wikipedia
electric light bulb — electric light bulb, = incandescent lamp. (Cf. ↑incandescent lamp) … Useful english dictionary
electric-light bulb — noun electric lamp consisting of a transparent or translucent glass housing containing a wire filament (usually tungsten) that emits light when heated by electricity • Syn: ↑light bulb, ↑lightbulb, ↑bulb, ↑incandescent lamp, ↑electric light •… … Useful english dictionary