WordNet
electric-light bulb
n. electric lamp consisting of a glass bulb containing a wire filament (usually tungsten) that emits light when heated [syn: light bulb, lightbulb, bulb, incandescent lamp, electric light]
Usage examples of "electric-light bulb".
With a sudden start he looked at the electric-light bulb in the bridge lamp beside him.
The bronze man then moved to the center of the cell and indicated the fixture from which the single electric-light bulb dangled.