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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