Bulb vs. Lamp

Bulbnoun

Any solid object rounded at one end and tapering on the other, possibly attached to a larger object at the tapered end.

Bulbnoun

A light bulb.

Bulbnoun

The bulb-shaped root portion of a plant such as a tulip, from which the rest of the plant may be regrown.

Bulbnoun

(nautical) a bulbous protuberance at the forefoot of certain vessels to reduce turbulence.

Bulbverb

(intransitive) To take the shape of a bulb; to swell.

Bulbnoun

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.

Bulbnoun

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

Bulbnoun

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.

Bulbnoun

a light bulb.

Bulbverb

To take the shape of a bulb; to swell.

Bulbnoun

a modified bud consisting of a thickened globular underground stem serving as a reproductive structure

Bulbnoun

electric lamp consisting of a glass bulb containing a wire filament (usually tungsten) that emits light when heated

Bulbnoun

a rounded part of a cylindrical instrument (usually at one end);

Bulbnoun

lower or hindmost part of the brain; continuous with spinal cord; (`bulb' is an old term for medulla oblongata);

Bulbnoun

a rounded dilation or expansion in a canal or vessel or organ

Bulb

In botany, a bulb is structurally a short stem with fleshy leaves or leaf bases that function as food storage organs during dormancy.

Lampnoun

A device that generates heat, light or other radiation. Especially an electric light bulb.

Lampnoun

A device containing oil, burnt through a wick for illumination; an oil lamp.

Lampnoun

A piece of furniture holding one or more electric light sockets.

Lampverb

(slang) To hit, clout, belt, wallop.

Lampverb

To hunt at night using a lamp; see lamping.

Lampverb

(slang) To hang out or chill; to do nothing in particular.

Lampnoun

A thin plate or lamina.

Lampnoun

A light-producing vessel, device, instrument or apparatus;

Lampnoun

Figuratively, anything which enlightens intellectually or morally; anything regarded metaphorically a performing the uses of a lamp.

Lampnoun

A device or mechanism for producing light by electricity, usually having a glass bulb or tube containing the light-emitting element. Most lamps belong to one of two categories, the Incandescent lamp (See under Incandescent) or the fluorescent lamp. However, see also arc lamp, below.

Lampnoun

A device that emits radiant energy in the form of heat, infrared, or ultraviolet rays; as, a heat lamp.

Lampnoun

an artificial source of visible illumination

Lampnoun

a piece of furniture holding one or more electric light bulbs