Meanings
nounincandescent lamp (plural incandescent lamps)
plural incandescent lamps
- A light bulb whose metallic filament is heated by an electric current.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounelectric lamp consisting of a transparent or translucent glass housing containing a wire filament (usually tungsten) that emits light when heated by electricity
Similar
Broader
electric lamp
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Chinese Cantonese 白熾燈 /白炽灯
- 白熾燈 /白炽灯 (baak⁶ ci³ dang¹)a type of lamp
Chinese Mandarin 白熾燈 /白炽灯, 白熱燈 /白热灯
- 白熾燈 /白炽灯 (báichìdēng)a type of lamp
- 白熱燈 /白热灯 (báirèdēng)a type of lamp
Finnish hehkulamppu
- hehkulamppua type of lamp
Hungarian izzólámpa
- izzólámpaa type of lamp
Japanese 白熱灯, 白熱電球
- 白熱灯 (hakunetsutō)a type of lamp
- 白熱電球 (hakunetsudenkyō)a type of lamp
Korean 백열등
- 백열등 (baegyeoldeung)a type of lamp
Latin globulus incandescens
- globulus incandescensa type of lamp
Polish lampa żarowa, żarówka
- lampa żarowaa type of lamp
- żarówkaa type of lamp
Portuguese lâmpada incandescente
- lâmpada incandescentea type of lamp
Romanian lampă cu incandescență
- lampă cu incandescențăa type of lamp
Russian ла́мпа нака́ливания
- ла́мпа нака́ливания (lámpa nakálivanija)a type of lamp
Spanish lámpara incandescente, bombilla incandescente
- lámpara incandescentea type of lamp
- bombilla incandescentea type of lamp
Cite this entry
APA
incandescent lamp. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/incandescent%20lamp
MLA
“incandescent lamp.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/incandescent%20lamp. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “incandescent lamp,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/incandescent%20lamp.
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