bulb (bʌlb
)
Definitions
noun
- a rounded organ of vegetative reproduction in plants such as the tulip and onion: a flattened stem bearing a central shoot surrounded by fleshy nutritive inner leaves and thin brown outer leaves Compare corm
- a plant, such as a hyacinth or daffodil, that grows from a bulb
- See light bulb
- a rounded part of an instrument such as a syringe or thermometer
- anatomy a rounded expansion of a cylindrical organ or part, such as the medulla oblongata
bulbous bow a bulbous protuberance at the forefoot of a ship to reduce turbulence
Word Origin
C16: from Latin bulbus , from Greek bolbos onionTranslations
- British English:
bulb
A bulb is an onion-shaped root that grows into a plant....tulip bulbs.bʌlb NOUN ...tulip bulbs.
- Spanish:
bulbo
nm
- French:
bulbe
nm
- German:
Blumenzwiebel
nf
- Chinese: 球茎 n
- Arabic: بَصَلَة النَبات n
- Portuguese: bolbo nm
- Russian: луковица nf
- Croatian: lukovica nf
- Czech: cibulka nf
- Danish: blomsterløg nnt
- Dutch: bloembol nm
- Finnish: kasvisipuli n
- Greek: βόλβος nm
- Italian: bulbo nm
- Japanese: 球根 n
- Korean: 구근 n
- Norwegian: (blomster)løk nm
- Polish: cebulka nf
- Brazilian Portuguese: bulbo nm
- European Spanish:
bulbo
nm
- Swedish: lök nutr
- Thai: หัวของต้นไม้ n
- Turkish: soğan n
- Vietnamese: củ n
- British English:
bulb
A bulb is the glass part of an electric lamp which gives out light when electricity passes through it.The room was lit by a single bulb.bʌlb NOUN The room was lit by a single bulb.
- Spanish:
bombilla
nf
- French:
ampoule
nf
- German:
Glühbirne
nf
- Chinese: 灯泡 n
- Arabic: لـَمْبَة كَهْرَبائِيّ n
- Portuguese: lâmpada nf
- Russian: электрическая лампочка nf
- Croatian: žarulja nf
- Czech: žárovka nf
- Danish: elektrisk pære nutr
- Dutch: lichtpeertje nnt
- Finnish: hehkulamppu n
- Greek: λαμπτήρας nm
- Italian: lampadina nf
- Japanese: 電球 n
- Korean: 전구 n
- Norwegian: lyspære nm
- Polish: żarówka nf
- Brazilian Portuguese: lâmpada nf
- European Spanish:
bombilla
nf
- Swedish: glödlampa nutr
- Thai: หลอดไฟฟ้า n
- Turkish: ampul n
- Vietnamese: bóng đèn n
Usage examples
She walked slowly along the landing above that was dimly lit by a security bulb.
, The Book Lady (1993)And so Sir Hardy planted the bulb in his Oxfordshire garden, and joined the select, but growing, band of galanthophiles.
Country Life (2005)Many of these stem cells, for example, travel to the olfactory bulb , where cells are replaced every four to eight weeks.
Globe and Mail (2003)Mr Hunter said a trivial row over a light bulb had developed into a scuffle.
Belfast Telegraph (2004)My father would be someone who would fit into that category, where changing a light bulb would be a major feat.
, Life Without Work (1994)