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The killer app that got the world ready for appliances was the light bulb. So the light bulb is what wired the world. And they weren't thinking about appliances when they wired the world. They were really thinking about - they weren't putting electricity into the home. They were putting lighting into the home.
Jeff Bezos

Meaning of "light bulb" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF LIGHT BULB

light bulb play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LIGHT BULB

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Light bulb is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES LIGHT BULB MEAN IN ENGLISH?

light bulb

Incandescent light bulb

An incandescent light bulb, incandescent lamp or incandescent light globe is an electric light which produces light with a wire filament heated to a high temperature by an electric current passing through it, until it glows. The hot filament is protected from oxidation with a glass or quartz bulb that is filled with inert gas or evacuated. In a halogen lamp, filament evaporation is prevented by a chemical process that redeposits metal vapor onto the filament, extending its life. The light bulb is supplied with electrical current by feed-through terminals or wires embedded in the glass. Most bulbs are used in a socket which provides mechanical support and electrical connections. Incandescent bulbs are manufactured in a wide range of sizes, light output, and voltage ratings, from 1.5 volts to about 300 volts. They require no external regulating equipment, have low manufacturing costs, and work equally well on either alternating current or direct current. As a result, the incandescent lamp is widely used in household and commercial lighting, for portable lighting such as table lamps, car headlamps, and flashlights, and for decorative and advertising lighting.

Definition of light bulb in the English dictionary

The definition of light bulb in the dictionary is a glass bulb containing a gas, such as argon or nitrogen, at low pressure and enclosing a thin metal filament that emits light when an electric current is passed through it Sometimes shortened to: bulb.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LIGHT BULB

light air
light aircraft
light ale
light at the end of the tunnel
light beer
light box
light breeze
light bulb moment
light cannon
light comedy
light cream
light effects
light engine
light entertainment
light face
light fitting
light flyweight
light heavyweight
light horse
light industry

WORDS THAT END LIKE LIGHT BULB

alb
bayonet bulb
bayonet-fitting bulb
bulb
dim bulb
flashbulb
ft-lb
hair bulb
lb
olfactory bulb
pseudobulb
stilb

Synonyms and antonyms of light bulb in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «light bulb» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LIGHT BULB

Find out the translation of light bulb to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of light bulb from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «light bulb» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

电灯泡
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

bombilla
570 millions of speakers

English

light bulb
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

लाइट बल्ब
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مِصْبَاحٌ كَهْرَبَاْئِيٌّ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

лампочка
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

lâmpada
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

হালকা বাল্ব
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

ampoule
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

mentol
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Glühbirne
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

電球
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

전구
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Bohlam lampu
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bóng đèn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஒளி விளக்கு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

विजेचा दिवा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ampul
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

lampadina
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

żarówka
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

колба електричної лампи
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

bec
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

λαμπτήρας
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

gloeilamp
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

glödlampa
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

lyspære
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of light bulb

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LIGHT BULB»

The term «light bulb» is quite widely used and occupies the 27.923 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LIGHT BULB» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about light bulb

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10 QUOTES WITH «LIGHT BULB»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word light bulb.
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Michele Bachmann
The government has no business telling an individual what kind of light bulb to buy.
2
Keith Belling
When I went to visit this rice cake plant, I hadn't realized how the rice cakes were made. As soon as I saw the molds of rice and how the heat pops it like popcorn, the light bulb went off. This is popped. This isn't baked or fried.
3
Lawrence Bender
I had one of those light bulb 'a ha' moments while screening 'Good Will Hunting' in Camp David in 1998 - Madeleine Albright and the Clintons were there, and I just became really inspired by all of these amazing people. I left the screening asking myself what I could do.
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Jeff Bezos
The killer app that got the world ready for appliances was the light bulb. So the light bulb is what wired the world. And they weren't thinking about appliances when they wired the world. They were really thinking about - they weren't putting electricity into the home. They were putting lighting into the home.
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Bill Bryson
We forget just how painfully dim the world was before electricity. A candle, a good candle, provides barely a hundredth of the illumination of a single 100 watt light bulb.
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David Chase
Once the subject matter of rock n' roll changed from cars and pop love songs to songs about really true love and the blues and death and mortality, this light bulb went off in my head and I went, 'Oh, that's what they're doing. That's kind of - that's art.'
7
Mitch Daniels
Left to ourselves, we might pick the wrong health insurance, the wrong mortgage, the wrong school for our kids; why, unless they stop us, we might pick the wrong light bulb.
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Carrie Fisher
I went to a doctor and told him I felt normal on acid, that I was a light bulb in a world of moths. That is what the manic state is like.
9
Elliott Gould
I was changing a light bulb over Groucho Marx's bed, so I took my shoes off, got on his bed and changed the bulb. When I got off the bed he said: 'That's the best acting you've ever done.'
10
Shuji Nakamura
The LED light bulb is more than ten times the efficiency of regular incandescent lighting, so it can save the world hundreds of billions of dollars in electricity costs.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LIGHT BULB»

Discover the use of light bulb in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to light bulb and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Art and Science of Light Bulb Moments
Find out where ideas come from and why most thoughts aren't necessarily your own. Reading this book will quite possibly change your world by helping you spot serendipities, making you luckier and even healthier and wealthier.
Tom Evans, 2011
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The Light Bulb
Each title in this series looks at one life-changing invention and traces its history from conception, prototypes, and revisions to the modern day.
Chris Oxlade, 2012
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The Light Bulb
Provides an introduction to the history and development of the light bulb and explains how a light bulb works. Includes information on Thomas Edison and other inventors who were influential of the invention of the light bulb.
Marc Tyler Nobleman, 2003
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The History of the Christmas Figural Light Bulb
This book records the history of the Christmas figural light bulb through a study of the construction of surviving examples of figurals and correlation with records and advertisements obtained from various archives.
Robert T. Iwamasa, Robert Iwamasa, Patrick J. Fay, 2006
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Electricity and the Light Bulb
Traces the development of electric lighting.
James Lincoln Collier, 2006
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From Telegraph to Light Bulb with Thomas Edison
Jimmie, who has an interest in inventions, meets Thomas Edison and works with him on the development of his light bulb and other marvelous creations, in a story accompanied by study questions on hope and activities that feature information ...
Deborah Hedstrom-Page, 2007
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Jasper Johns: Light Bulb
Text by Hugh M. Davies, Stephanie Hanor, Mark Lancaster.
‎2008
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I, Light Bulb with Bonus eBook
In this companion book to I, Light Bulb, Brandston concludes by encouraging citizen political activism to repeal this ridiculous ban.
Michael Patrick Leahy, Howard M. Brandston, 2011
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The Inventions of Thomas Alva Edison: Father of the Light ...
Provides a biographical sketch of Thomas Alva Edison and a description of some of his most important inventions.
Holly Cefrey, 2003
10
The Light Bulb
Describes the work of the inventor, Thomas Alva Edison, in creating the incandescent light bulb.
Jennifer Fandel, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LIGHT BULB»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term light bulb is used in the context of the following news items.
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A Light Bulb Goes On, Over the Mall - The New York Times
Among the many promises of the Internet of Things — a network of Wi-Fi-connected devices and equipment managed with smartphones — is ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
2
The future looks brighter for eco-light bulb firm Energy Mad | Stuff.co.nz
Chris Mardon, managing director of Energy MAd, believes the company is on track to profitability by 2016. Energy Mad's sales are rising, as the ... «Stuff.co.nz, Jul 15»
3
ilumi is a smart bulb that just got a little smarter
Corey Egan and Swapril Bora developed a smartphone controlled LED light bulb, but needed two crowd-funding campaigns, prize money from ... «Cult of Mac, Jul 15»
4
SolutionLab Creates "Light Bulb" Moments Around Food
Monsanto recently sponsored the “Nourishing 9 Billion” SolutionLab at UC Davis. I appreciated being invited to observe and to participate in ... «Justmeans, Jul 15»
5
From Light Bulb to Industrial Powerhouse: A Brief History of General …
The year was 1878, and Thomas Edison founded the Edison Electric Light Company to invent a commercially viable incandescent electric lamp ... «Motley Fool, Jul 15»
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YouTube user makes video to prove his light bulb is broken
When LED light bulb company, LIFX, asked Eran Galili to send a video proving that the bulb he wanted to return was broken, little did they ... «Yahoo News Canada, Jul 15»
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Deadly Accident Leads To Inventor's 'Light Bulb Moment'
"It's a light bulb moment," she tells us. A patent is pending on the GawkStopper. She's looking for investors to help her put the product on the ... «WLOS, Jul 15»
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Dude makes cheeky video to complain about broken light bulb
Some guy bought a broken light bulb. The manufacturer asked him to send video proof of said broken light bulb, because, you know, they're not ... «Death and Taxes, Jul 15»
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Most Popular Light Bulb: Cree 60W Soft White LED Bulb
It turns out most of you just want a light bulb that's bright, affordable, long-lasting and energy efficient, and gets the job done without emptying ... «LifeHacker India, Jul 15»
10
This NYC Startup has Developed a Connected Light Bulb That Is …
Twist is not only an LED light bulb which saves energy and money but it also has an integrated AirPlay speaker for your aural pleasure. «AlleyWatch, Jul 15»

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