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Bulb

noun

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

Electric lamp consisting of a transparent or translucent glass housing containing a wire filament (usually tungsten) that emits light when heated by electricity. Synonyms: electric-light bulb, electric light, incandescent lamp, light bulb, lightbulb.

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

Anything with a round shape resembling a teardrop.

Lower or hindmost part of the brain; continuous with spinal cord; ('bulb' is an old term for medulla oblongata). Synonyms: medulla, medulla oblongata.

A rounded dilation or expansion in a canal or vessel or organ.

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— Viviette • William J. Locke

... Edison, with an enthusiasm for invention, who found his electric lamps that burned well for a month had suddenly gone out, and read in the morning paper the judgment of the scientist that his electric bulb was a good toy but a ...

— A Man's Value to Society - Studies in Self Culture and Character • Newell Dwight Hillis

... the bed. A thick curtain retained the light which came from an electric bulb above his head and his mind was absorbed with the breathless adventures of ...

— Tam O' The Scoots • Edgar Wallace

... half inches. Of course the bottom is wood with three drainage holes bored in it. A flat may be constructed without the drainage holes as shown in the cut. In this case make the bottom of small pieces of wood leaving an inch space between each piece. This is Eloise's kind of a bulb box. ...

— The Library of Work and Play: Gardening and Farming. • Ellen Eddy Shaw

... all rooms should be frosted or shaded. Hall—Electricity or lamp hung from center in form of lantern or cast iron bracket to hold at least one bulb or one lamp. If side lights are desired, fixtures of brass, cast iron, ...

— Better Homes in America • Mrs W.B. Meloney

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