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== Description == | == Description == | ||
| − | An illumination source produced by a filament heated to incandescence by an electric current. Light sources, in this dictionary, are called a [ | + | An illumination source produced by a filament heated to incandescence by an electric current. Light sources, in this dictionary, are called a [[lamp|lamps]]. |
| − | See also [ | + | See also [[electric lamp]], [[fluorescent lamp]], and [[incandescent lamp]]. |
== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
light bulb; lamp | light bulb; lamp | ||
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| + | See [[Electric lamp]], [[Fluorescent lamp]], [[Incandescent lamp]] and [[Light emitting diode]]. | ||
== Additional Images == | == Additional Images == | ||
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| − | + | ==Resources and Citations== | |
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* ''Dictionary of Building Preservation'', Ward Bucher, ed., John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York City, 1996 | * ''Dictionary of Building Preservation'', Ward Bucher, ed., John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York City, 1996 | ||
Latest revision as of 13:13, 7 October 2022
Description
An illumination source produced by a filament heated to incandescence by an electric current. Light sources, in this dictionary, are called a lamps.
See also Electric lamp, Fluorescent lamp, and Incandescent lamp.
Synonyms and Related Terms
light bulb; lamp
See Electric lamp, Fluorescent lamp, Incandescent lamp and Light emitting diode.
Additional Images
Drawing of a lightbulb
Edison Incandescent Lamp
Drawing of a Light Bulb
Resources and Citations
- Dictionary of Building Preservation, Ward Bucher, ed., John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York City, 1996
- Random House, Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language, Grammercy Book, New York, 1997
- The American Heritage Dictionary or Encarta, via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998