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Meanings of incandescent light in English

Russian
лампы накаливания
Portuguese
lâmpada de incandescência
Spanish
bombillas incandescentes
Catalan
bombeta incandescent
Wikidata

Electric light using a wire filament heated by a current passing through it, until it glows.

лампы накаливания
Usage of incandescent light in English
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Plantation shutters stood open at the windows and incandescent light filtered through.
Afterlife: the resurrection chronicles
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The incandescent light shifted, surged, began to stream into the crystal sphere.
The Irda (Children of the Stars)
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Replacing incandescent light bulbs with compact fluorescent or LED bulbs can also help.
Reuters
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The other strong opposition to the incandescent light came from the gas industry.
Edison: His Life and Inventions
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Every few feet an incandescent light gleamed in the misty darkness.
The Poisoned Pen
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Our greatest consumers of platinum are the electricians, particularly the incandescent light companies.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 458, October 11, 1884
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His greatest invention is the incandescent light, which is used for lighting purposes.
Reading Made Easy for Foreigners - Third Reader
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Two excellent examples of a blackbody: the Sun and an incandescent light bulb filament.
Wired
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About 40 countries already have programs to switch from incandescent light bulbs, the U.N.
Reuters
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Here is a picture looking through a diffraction grating at an incandescent light bulb.
Wired
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When he reached five, brilliant, incandescent light lit up the interior of the boat.
Rip Foster in Ride the Gray Planet
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The incandescent light bulb has become synonymous with Thomas Edison.
Wired
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After destroying everything he could think of, he eventually stumbled onto incandescent light bulbs.
Wired
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We were heading for a great arch of incandescent light.
Europe After 8:15
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To be sure, Edison invented the incandescent light bulb.
The fantastic inventions of Nikola Tesla
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But after the Edison's improvement of the incandescent light bulb, power was suddenly much more useful.
Wired