Found 3 items, similar to bulb.
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: bulb bola lampu, bola pijar, pentolan, ubi
English → English (WordNet) Definition: bulb bulb n 1: a modified bud consisting of a thickened globular underground stem serving as a reproductive structure 2: electric lamp consisting of a glass bulb containing a wire filament (usually tungsten) that emits light when heated [syn: light bulb, lightbulb, incandescent lamp, electric light , electric-light bulb] 3: a rounded part of a cylindrical instrument (usually at one end); “the bulb of a syringe” 4: lower or hindmost part of the brain; continuous with spinal cord; (`bulb' is an old term for medulla oblongata); “the medulla oblongata is the most vital part of the brain because it contains centers controlling breathing and heart functioning” [syn: medulla oblongata, medulla] 5: a rounded dilation or expansion in a canal or vessel or organ
English → English (gcide) Definition: Bulb Bulb \Bulb\ (b[u^]lb), n. [L. bulbus, Gr. bolbo`s: cf. F. bulbe.] 1. (Bot.) 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. [1913 Webster] 2. (Anat.) A name given to some parts that resemble in shape certain bulbous roots; as, the bulb of the aorta. [1913 Webster] Bulb of the eye, the eyeball. Bulb of a hair, the “root,” or part whence the hair originates. Bulb of the spinal cord, the medulla oblongata, often called simply bulb. Bulb of a tooth, the vascular and nervous papilla contained in the cavity of the tooth. [1913 Webster] 3. 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. --Tomlinson. [1913 Webster] 3. a light bulb. [1913 Webster] Bulb \Bulb\, v. i. To take the shape of a bulb; to swell. [1913 Webster]