lightbulb
light·bulb
noun \ˈlīt-ˌbəlb\Definition of LIGHTBULB
: an electric lamp: as a : one in which a filament gives off light when heated to incandescence by an electric current —called also incandescent, incandescent lamp b : fluorescent lamp
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1884
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