Definition of Bulb

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Definition of Bulb

Bulb

A spheroidal body growing from a plant either above or below the ground (usually below), which is strictly a bud, consisting of a cluster of partially developed leaves, and producing, as it grows, a stem above, and roots below, as in the onion, tulip, etc. It differs from a corm in not being solid.

A name given to some parts that resemble in shape certain bulbous roots; as, the bulb of the aorta.

An expansion or protuberance on a stem or tube, as the bulb of a thermometer, which may be of any form, as spherical, cylindrical, curved, etc.

To take the shape of a bulb; to swell.

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Bulb Quotations

I can't stand a naked light bulb, any more than I can a rude remark or a vulgar action.
Tennessee Williams

I went to a doctor and told him I felt normal on acid, that I was a light bulb in a world of moths. That is what the manic state is like.
Carrie Fisher

When my mood was high, I seemed normal, even buoyant. I felt smarter. I had secrets. I could see God in a light bulb.
Gene Tierney

One time Robert Plant was set to check into the same room after I checked out, so I removed every light bulb and ordered up a bunch of stinky cheese and put it under the mattress.
Richard Marx

I was changing a light bulb over Groucho Marx's bed, so I took my shoes off, got on his bed and changed the bulb. When I got off the bed he said: 'That's the best acting you've ever done.'
Elliott Gould

Truth, like the burgeoning of a bulb under the soil, however deeply sown, will make its way to the light.
Ellis Peters

To me, lighting really sets the mood for a room. A 40 watt bulb in a cheap lamp is the same as a 40 watt bulb in an expensive one.
Edward Walker

Bulb Translations

bulb in Dutch is ampul, lampje, lamp, gloeilamp, peer
bulb in French is bulbe, ampoule
bulb in Italian is lampadina
bulb in Spanish is ampolla

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