Phrase guide

incandescent lamp

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A light bulb whose metallic filament is heated by an electric current.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

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

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: light bulb, lightbulb, bulb, electric light, electric-light bulb

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: electric lamp

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Across languages

Translations

18 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Cantonese: 白熾燈 /白炽灯 (baak6 ci3 dang1) — a type of lamp
  • Chinese Mandarin: 白熾燈 /白炽灯 (báichìdēng) — a type of lamp
  • Chinese Mandarin: 白熱燈 /白热灯 (báirèdēng) — a type of lamp
  • Finnish: hehkulamppu — a type of lamp
  • Galician: lámpada incandescente — a type of lamp
  • Hungarian: izzólámpa — a type of lamp
  • Japanese: 白熱灯 (hakunetsutō) — a type of lamp
  • Japanese: 白熱電球 (hakunetsudenkyō) — a type of lamp
  • Kazakh: қызу шамы (qyzu şamy) — a type of lamp
  • Korean: 백열등 (baegyeoldeung) — a type of lamp
  • Latin: globulus incandescens — a type of lamp
  • Polish: lampa żarowa — a type of lamp
  • Polish: żarówka — a type of lamp
  • Portuguese: lâmpada incandescente — a type of lamp
  • Romanian: lampă cu incandescență — a type of lamp
  • Russian: ла́мпа нака́ливания (lámpa nakálivanija) — a type of lamp
  • Spanish: lámpara incandescente — a type of lamp
  • Spanish: bombilla incandescente — a type of lamp