light bulbn.

Brit.

/ˈlʌɪt bʌlb/, U.S.

/ˈlaɪt ˌbəlb/

Forms: see light n.¹ and bulb n.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: light n.¹, bulb n.

Etymology: < light n.¹ + bulb n., probably as a shortening of incandescent-light bulb (1883 or earlier) or electric light bulb n. at electric adj. and n. Compounds 1b.Compare also bulb n. 4a, lamp-bulb n. at lamp n.¹ Compounds 1a.

Originally: a glass bulb containing a wire filament inside a vacuum or inert gas, designed to provide light when electricity is passed through the filament to make it incandescent, typically by inserting it into a socket through which current is supplied. Now also: any of several similar compact devices designed to produce light when an electric current is applied, such as a folded or coiled fluorescent discharge tube (cf. fluorescent lamp n. at fluorescent adj. Compounds) or an array of light-emitting diodes in a transparent capsule.Cf. electric light bulb n. at electric adj. and n. Compounds 1b.

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the world > matter > light > artificial light > an artificial light > artificial light defined by light-source > electric light > [noun] > parts of > light bulb

bulb1796

electric bulb1856

electric light bulb1884

light bulb1885

globe1898

lamp-bulb1911

1885 C. W. Meyer U.S. Patent 330,139 1/2 The forward end of the light-bulb L is at the free end of the holder, and the bulb can easily be removed.

1895 Western Electrician 12 Oct. 184/3 Railroad car lamp... Means are provided for conveniently and delicately adjusting the height of the light bulbs relatively to each other.

1946 E. Hodgins Mr. Blandings builds his Dream House (1947) i. v. 78 The cost of your house doesn't get you moved into it with light bulbs in all the sockets.

1980 Soldiers July 40/2 Go for a home-style meal..served in an all-night diner with bare lightbulbs and plank floors on the city's aging waterfront.

2011 Bolton News (Nexis) 19 Sept. Fitting low energy light bulbs cuts household electricity use by more than 10 per cent on average.

Compounds

lightbulb moment n. a moment of sudden realization, enlightenment, or inspiration.Originally alluding to the representation of an illuminated light bulb above a character's head in a cartoon or comic strip, indicating that the character has had an idea.

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1974 D. Cavett in D. Cavett & C. Porterfield Cavett v. 145 It did strike me one day, like the light-bulb moment in a comic strip, that my magic act was the route to the top.

1986 18th Cent. 27 198 Sill discovers..illuminating, light-bulb moments in Defoe's creative imagination.

2002 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 6 Oct. ii. 7/4 We had a light-bulb moment.., with this idea of going around the country and interviewing innocent people who had gotten off death row.

2013 Master Detective Apr. 8/2 For Detective Robert Luke, this was the lightbulb moment. Larry Hoagland was arrested.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2021).

单词	light bulb
释义	light bulbn. Brit. /ˈlʌɪt bʌlb/, U.S. /ˈlaɪt ˌbəlb/ Forms: see light n.¹ and bulb n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: light n.¹, bulb n. Etymology: < light n.¹ + bulb n., probably as a shortening of incandescent-light bulb (1883 or earlier) or electric light bulb n. at electric adj. and n. Compounds 1b.Compare also bulb n. 4a, lamp-bulb n. at lamp n.¹ Compounds 1a. Originally: a glass bulb containing a wire filament inside a vacuum or inert gas, designed to provide light when electricity is passed through the filament to make it incandescent, typically by inserting it into a socket through which current is supplied. Now also: any of several similar compact devices designed to produce light when an electric current is applied, such as a folded or coiled fluorescent discharge tube (cf. fluorescent lamp n. at fluorescent adj. Compounds) or an array of light-emitting diodes in a transparent capsule.Cf. electric light bulb n. at electric adj. and n. Compounds 1b. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > light > artificial light > an artificial light > artificial light defined by light-source > electric light > [noun] > parts of > light bulb bulb1796 electric bulb1856 electric light bulb1884 light bulb1885 globe1898 lamp-bulb1911 1885 C. W. Meyer U.S. Patent 330,139 1/2 The forward end of the light-bulb L is at the free end of the holder, and the bulb can easily be removed. 1895 Western Electrician 12 Oct. 184/3 Railroad car lamp... Means are provided for conveniently and delicately adjusting the height of the light bulbs relatively to each other. 1946 E. Hodgins Mr. Blandings builds his Dream House (1947) i. v. 78 The cost of your house doesn't get you moved into it with light bulbs in all the sockets. 1980 Soldiers July 40/2 Go for a home-style meal..served in an all-night diner with bare lightbulbs and plank floors on the city's aging waterfront. 2011 Bolton News (Nexis) 19 Sept. Fitting low energy light bulbs cuts household electricity use by more than 10 per cent on average. Compounds lightbulb moment n. a moment of sudden realization, enlightenment, or inspiration.Originally alluding to the representation of an illuminated light bulb above a character's head in a cartoon or comic strip, indicating that the character has had an idea. ΚΠ 1974 D. Cavett in D. Cavett & C. Porterfield Cavett v. 145 It did strike me one day, like the light-bulb moment in a comic strip, that my magic act was the route to the top. 1986 18th Cent. 27 198 Sill discovers..illuminating, light-bulb moments in Defoe's creative imagination. 2002 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 6 Oct. ii. 7/4 We had a light-bulb moment.., with this idea of going around the country and interviewing innocent people who had gotten off death row. 2013 Master Detective Apr. 8/2 For Detective Robert Luke, this was the lightbulb moment. Larry Hoagland was arrested. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2021). < n.1885
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