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bulb
Definition:
(nou) a modified bud consisting of a thickened globular underground stem serving as a reproductive structure (nou) electric lamp consisting of a transparent or translucent glass housing containing a wire filament (usually tungsten) that emits light when heated by electricity (nou) a rounded part of a cylindrical instrument (usually at one end) (nou) anything with a round shape resembling a teardrop (nou) lower or hindmost part of the brain; continuous with spinal cord; (`bulb' is an old term for medulla oblongata) (nou) a rounded dilation or expansion in a canal or vessel or organ
Phonetic Transcription:
bʌlb
Examples:
In ordinary incandescent lamps this tungsten is deposited on the bulb.
He was the inventor of the light bulb.
The light bulb sometimes is known as the cousin of the sun.
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