Electric-light Bulb (Noun)
Meaning
Electric lamp consisting of a transparent or translucent glass housing containing a wire filament (usually tungsten) that emits light when heated by electricity.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The electric-light bulb in the living room had burned out and needed to be replaced.
- She carefully screwed in the new electric-light bulb and turned on the switch.
- The inventor of the electric-light bulb, Thomas Edison, is credited with revolutionizing indoor lighting.
- The electric-light bulb in the kitchen was old and inefficient, using much more energy than the new LED bulbs.
- The electric-light bulb exploded in a shower of sparks when it was dropped on the floor.