light bulbnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈlaɪt ˌbʌlb/us/ˈlaɪt ˌbʌlb/also bulba rounded glass container with a thin thread of metal inside that produces light when an electric current goes through it
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Lighting & light fittings in the home
- bulb
- candelabra
- candle
- candlestick
- chandelier
- Chinese lantern
- gaslight
- globe
- halogen lamp
- hurricane lamp
- lamp
- lampshade
- penlight
- searchlight
- shade
- standard lamp
- strip light
- strip lighting
- torch
- torchlight
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- Before the invention of the light bulb, you had to watch plays during the day when it was light outside.
- Before the light bulb, people did not do much at night because it was dark.
- Changing the light bulbs in your room can help you sleep.
- Finally, in 1879, Thomas Edison invented a safe and easy way to use the electric light bulb.
- If you look at a picture of our planet from space at night, you can see how the light bulb changed life on Earth.
- Laser light does not spread out like natural light or light from a light bulb.
- People used candles for light at night until the light bulb was invented.
- Try changing the light bulbs in your bedroom.