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ELECTRIC LIGHT BULB [1 record]

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Record 1 2017-05-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electrical Appliances and Equipment
  • Electrical Engineering
DEF

A glass bulb containing a filament of very fine wire that becomes white-hot and glows when an electric current flows through it.

CONT

... one 100-watt lightbulb burning for an hour would consume 100 watt-hours.

Key term(s)
  • electric lightbulb

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appareillage électrique
  • Électrotechnique
DEF

Globe de verre logeant des électrodes sous vide et produisant la lumière électrique.

Spanish

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