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IPA transcription: ['bʌlbz]

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Noun

  • electric lamp consisting of a transparent or translucent glass housing containing a wire filament (usually tungsten) that emits light when heated by electricity

    Synonyms: light bulblightbulbbulbincandescent lampelectric lightelectric light bulb

  • a modified bud consisting of a thickened globular underground stem serving as a reproductive structure

    Synonyms: bulb

  • a rounded part of a cylindrical instrument (usually at one end)

    “the bulb of a syringe”

    Synonyms: bulb

  • anything with a round shape resembling a teardrop

    Synonyms: bulb

  • lower or hindmost part of the brain; continuous with spinal cord; (`bulb' is an old term for medulla oblongata)

    “the medulla oblongata is the most vital part of the brain because it contains centers controlling breathing and heart functioning”

    Synonyms: medullamedullabulb

  • a rounded dilation or expansion in a canal or vessel or organ

    Synonyms: bulb

Usage examples

  • Lighting was provided by incandescent bulbs in the roof.
  • It is a plant whose pseudo-bulbs can reach lengths.
  • Modern lightbulbs quote light output in lumens.
  • Orchids in this genus have no pseudobulbs.
  • The lightbulbs need changing again.
  • The lightbulbs need changing again.
  • It is generally planted from bulbs, not from seed.
  • The lightbulbs need changing again.
  • The lightbulbs need changing again.
  • The bulbs may be propagated from offsets.