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Meaning of Bulb | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1 Standard
ˈbʌlb

Definitions

  1. The bulb-shaped underground portion of a plant such as a tulip, consisting of a shortened stem and many fleshy scale leaves, from which the rest of the plant may be regrown.
  2. The medulla oblongata.
  3. Any solid object rounded at one end and tapering on the other, possibly attached to a larger object at the tapered end.
  4. A light bulb (not necessarily bulbous in shape).
  5. A bulbous protuberance at the forefoot of certain vessels to reduce turbulence.
  6. An onion.

Equivalents

العربية اللّمبة بصل
Български лу́ковица
Català bulb
Čeština bulva cibule hlíza
Dansk løg
Deutsch Knolle Zwiebel
Ελληνικά βολβός
Esperanto bulbo
Español bulbo cabeza
Eesti sibul
فارسی پیاز
Français bulbe
Gàidhlig bolgan
Galego bulbo
हिन्दी गट्ठा
Հայերեն կոճղեզ սոխուկ
Bahasa Indonesia bulbus umbi lapis
Íslenska laukur
Italiano bulbo
日本語 球根 鱗茎
ქართული ბოლქვი
ខ្មែរ មើម
한국어 알뿌리
Kurdî lok
Latina bulbus
Македонски луковица
മലയാളം കിഴങ്ങ്
Nederlands bloembol
Polski cebula cebulka
Português bulbo
Русский лу́ковица
Slovenčina Cibuľka
Српски glavica главица
Svenska glödlampa lok
ไทย หน่อ
Українська цибули́на
Tiếng Việt củ

Examples

“the plants which grow in the earth from seed or bulbs.”
“Once it [a snowdrop variety] became established, some bulbs were lifted and passed on to be chipped (i.e. cut into small pieces and grown on).”
“the bulb of the aorta”
“an incandescent bulb”
“an LED bulb”
“a fluorescent tube bulb”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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