incandescent lamp

noun

Definition of incandescent lampnext
as in light bulb

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Recent Examples of incandescent lamp Also, short detection parameters were not updated from the previous model's incandescent lamps. — James Powel, USA TODAY, 10 Mar. 2025 Carve out a few hours to visit nearby Bellingham to tour the SPARK Museum of Electrical Invention, which displays one of only three remaining incandescent lamps created by Thomas Edison. — Perri Ormont Blumberg Fox News, Fox News, 8 Feb. 2025 In 1880, Thomas Edison received a patent for his electric incandescent lamp. — Chicago Tribune, 27 Jan. 2024 In 1880, Thomas Edison received a historic patent embodying the principles of his incandescent lamp. — Steve Leblanc, Fortune, 8 July 2023 LEDs are much more efficient, requiring less than 25% of the energy consumed by an incandescent lamp. — Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2022 The business traces its roots to 1879, when Edison created the first practical commercial incandescent lamp. — Rick Clough, Bloomberg.com, 7 June 2020 In 1880: Thomas Edison received a patent for his electric incandescent lamp. — oregonlive, 27 Jan. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for incandescent lamp
  1. light bulb
  2. fluorescent lamp
  3. arc lamp
  4. lighting
  5. candle
  6. lantern
  7. flashlight
  8. lighthouse
Noun
  • One of his two wins came in the Pennsylvania Derby last year and his fans thought the light bulb had come on for good.
    — Danny Brewer, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026
  • No more waiting for the light bulb to turn on.
    — Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 24 June 2026
Definition of light bulb
Noun
  • Household hazardous waste collection: Volusia County’s Solid Waste Division will collect materials such as old paint, solvents, automobile and household batteries, pool chemicals, pesticides, motor oil, gasoline, other household chemicals, and up to 10 fluorescent lamps.
    — Joe Rassel, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 Apr. 2025
  • This fuzzy star is the Orion Nebula, a vast cloud of hydrogen gas lit up like a fluorescent lamp by young stars gravitationally born inside it.
    — Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 2 Feb. 2025
Definition of fluorescent lamp
Noun
  • The authors concluded by noting the research potential of revisiting other early technologies using the tools of modern materials science, such as vacuum tubes, arc lamps, and early X-ray tubes.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 24 Jan. 2026
  • The cozy living room is the perfect size for a sectional sofa, an accent chair or two, and a dramatic arc lamp to tie it all together.
    — Miles Walls, Southern Living, 7 Dec. 2024
Definition of arc lamp
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  • For about four days, passengers were left without working toilets, air conditioning or lighting in parts of the ship.
    — Kalia Richardson, USA Today, 10 July 2026
  • Tablet technology allows guests to customize their stay, with touchscreen lighting and temperature control, along with menus for room service and spa treatments on the 20th floor.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 July 2026
Definition of lighting
Noun
  • In real life, friendships tend to end more like a candle that gradually reaches the end of its wick.
    — Joy Harden Bradford, AJC.com, 2 July 2026
  • Fans have seen glimpses of the home on social media over the years and, more recently, watched Swift use a fire extinguisher to put out a small candle blaze in the kitchen in a video posted by Swift’s recent musical collaborator Gracie Abrams.
    — Lily Boyce, New York Times, 2 July 2026
Definition of candle
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  • The men on the porch gave him a lantern and one of them, his neighbor Jean Guidry, jumped into the boat beside him.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 July 2026
  • All essentials are provided, such as luxury bedding, towels and robes, lanterns, and a firepit with firewood.
    — Tree Meinch, Midwest Living, 11 July 2026
Definition of lantern
Noun
  • Bring a flashlight with spare batteries to hike during the cool evening.
    — Hali Smith July 2, Idaho Statesman, 2 July 2026
  • Once home, inspect your luggage with a flashlight and clean the wheels before bringing it into your bedroom.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 27 June 2026
Definition of flashlight
Noun
  • Strumble Head Strumble Head offers one of the clearest west-facing horizons in Wales, with the eclipsed sun appearing above the Irish Sea beside its iconic lighthouse.
    — Jamie Carter, Space.com, 15 July 2026
  • The park is home to the tallest lighthouse on the West Coast, a towering 115-foot-tall white brick structure built in 1871 that millions of visitors have explored for generations.
    — Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 13 July 2026
Definition of lighthouse

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