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Defenition of the word bulb

    • Defenition of the word bulb

      • A filament surrounded by glass which is screwed into the socket of a lamp and which emits light when supplied with current.
      • a rounded part of a cylindrical instrument (usually at one end); "the bulb of a syringe"
      • a rounded dilation or expansion in a canal or vessel or organ
      • a modified bud consisting of a thickened globular underground stem serving as a reproductive structure
      • a glass bulb containing a wire filament (usually tungsten) that emits light when heated
      • lower or hindmost part of the brain; continuous with spinal cord; (`bulb' is an old term for medulla oblongata); "the medulla oblongata is the most vital part of the brain because it contains centers controlling breathing and heart funtioning"
      • electric lamp consisting of a glass bulb containing a wire filament (usually tungsten) that emits light when heated
      • lower or hindmost part of the brain; continuous with spinal cord; (`bulb'' is an old term for medulla oblongata); "the medulla oblongata is the most vital part of the brain because it contains centers controlling breathing and heart functioning"
      • a rounded part of a cylindrical instrument (usually at one end)
      • electric lamp consisting of a transparent or translucent glass housing containing a wire filament (usually tungsten) that emits light when heated by electricity
      • lower or hindmost part of the brain; continuous with spinal cord; (`bulb' is an old term for medulla oblongata)
      • anything with a round shape resembling a teardrop

    Synonyms for the word bulb

      • electric light
      • electric-light bulb
      • incandescent lamp
      • light bulb
      • lightbulb
      • medulla
      • medulla oblongata

    Meronymys for the word bulb

      • brain stem
      • brain-stem
      • brainstem
      • filament
      • mercury thermometer
      • mercury-in-glass thermometer
      • respiratory center
      • syringe

    Hyponyms for the word bulb

      • bulbil
      • bulblet
      • onion
      • shallot
      • squill

    Hypernyms for the word bulb

      • anatomical structure
      • bodily structure
      • body structure
      • complex body part
      • electric lamp
      • neural structure
      • part
      • portion
      • round shape
      • stalk
      • stem
      • structure

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