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n.
An electric lamp in which a filament is heated to incandescence by an electric current.


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A lamp from which light is emitted when a tungsten filament is heated to incandescence by an electric current.

incandescent lamp

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: electric lamp consisting of a glass bulb containing a wire filament (usually tungsten) that emits light when heated
  Synonyms: light bulb, lightbulb, bulb, electric light, electric-light bulb

 
 

 

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