A glass bulb with metallic contacts on the outside connected to a wire filament (usually tungsten) inside that emits light when heated by passage of electricity through the filament; -- used as the replaceable light-emitting component of an electric lamp, flashlight, lighting fixture, etc.
Incandescent lighting element, which converts energy, inside a glass container, to light by use of a filament heated by electrical resistance.
commonly used term for any lamp
electric lamp consisting of a glass bulb containing a wire filament (usually tungsten) that emits light when heated
a luminous body that emits light in almost every direction
an example of a non-Ohmic device because its resistance changes with temparature
an example of a non-Ohmic device because the current flow heats the bulb, and its resistance depends on temperature
a relatively simple device consisting of a filament resting upon or somehow attached to two wires
a simple piece of resistive wire with a positive temperature coefficient
a wire filament within a vacuum