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| Dumet wire |
a particular type of wire, made of a combination of iron and nickel encased in a copper sleeve, used to create vacuum seals between glass and metal in items such as incandescent light bulbs. |
| filament |
in an electrical device such as a light bulb, a fine wire that lights or heats up when current is passed through it. [1/3 definitions] |
| globe |
a more or less spherical object, such as a round fishbowl or the glass of a light bulb. [1/6 definitions] |
| incandescent lamp |
a lamp or light bulb in which a filament is made to glow by electric current. |
| krypton |
an inert gaseous chemical element that has thirty-six protons in each nucleus, used esp. as the atmosphere in high-powered light bulbs. (symbol: Kr) |
| three-way |
designed to operate in three ways, esp. as a light bulb or electrical switch that operates on three different wattages. |
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