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light bulb

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The meaning (definition) of the word light bulb

a glass ball that glows when you turn on the light

The word light bulb used in a sentence

A light bulb inside the lamp makes the room bright.

Words that mean the same as light bulb (synonyms)

bulb

The plural of the word light bulb

light bulbs

How the word light bulb is said around the world

Frenchampoule (ahnpool)
Spanishbombilla (bohmbeelyah)
Mandarin灯泡 (dēng pào)
Hindiलाइट बल्ब (lyt bulb)
Arabicمصباح كهربائي (meesbah kahrahby)
Russianлампочка (lampochka)
Portuguese (EU)lâmpada elétrica (luhnmpuhduh ayletreekuh)
Portuguese (BR)lâmpada elétrica (luhnmpada ayletreeka)
Japanese電球 (denkyuu)
GermanGlühbirne (glewbirnuh)
Urduروشنی کا بلب (rohshnee kah buluhb)
Punjabiਰੋਸ਼ਨੀ ਵਾਲਾ ਬੱਲਬ (rohshuhnee vahlah bulluhb)
Korean전구 (jeongu)
Hebrewנורת אור
Greekλάμπα (lampa)
Dutchgloeilamp (ghlooylahmp)
Tagalogbumbilya (boombeelyah)
Vietnamesebóng đèn (bawurng den)
Turkishampul (ahmpuul)
Persianلامپ (lahmp)
Polishżarówka (zhahroofkah)
Ukrainianлампочка (lampochka)
Bengaliলাইট বাল্ব (lyt bahlbaw)
Swedishglödlampa (glerdlahmpah)
Italianlampadina (lahmpahdeenah)

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