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Meanings of electric light in inglês

português
lâmpada incandescente
catalão
bombeta
espanhol
bombilla
Wikidata

A filament surrounded by glass which is screwed into the socket of a lamp and which emits light when supplied with current.

lâmpada incandescente
russo
электрическая лампа
português
iluminação elétrica
espanhol
iluminación eléctrica
catalão
llum elèctrica
Wikidata

Any device that produces light from electricity.

iluminação elétrica
Usage of electric light in inglês
1
Ten years ago, who would have thought of an electric light bulb?
Time After Time
2
Ten years ago, who would have thought of an electric light blub?
Time After Time
3
The quick snap of the electric light declared nobody in the dining-room.
The Crimson Blind
4
The blood on the livid face glistened wet in the electric light.
The Lion's Mouse
5
And there was a new electric light bulb in the central fixture.
A Thousand and One Afternoons in Chicago
6
He made a brave tableau in the brightness of the electric light.
The Card, a Story of Adventure in the Five Towns
7
It was ahead of its time, with electric light and indoor plumbing.
The Irish Times
8
The electric light bulb was too new and precious to be ignored.
Time After Time
9
The electric light and gas plants were safe from the high water.
The True Story of Our National Calamity of Flood, Fire and Torna...
10
But the electric light is the one success of the last century.
Hearts of Controversy
11
The library illumination of the future promises to be the electric light.
The Enemies of Books
12
The electric light snapped on at the far side of the room.
Ronicky Doone
13
The electric light added very greatly to the brilliancy of the effect.
A Journey to the Centre of the Earth
14
Kars took the object and examined it closely under the electric light.
The Triumph of John Kars: A Story of the Yukon
15
The duchess refused to modernise it by the installation of electric light.
The Rosary
16
Her father had built her a playhouse, with furniture, electric light, etc.
The new yorker
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Translations for electric light
Electric light through the time
Electric light across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common
Ireland
Less common