"light globe" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: en-au-light globe.ogg [Australia] Forms: light globes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} light globe (plural light globes)
  1. (Australia) A light bulb. Tags: Australia
    Sense id: en-light_globe-en-noun-r~Q~qC01 Categories (other): Australian English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 56 44
  2. A nearly evacuated glass globe containing ionized gas (plasma), which produces lightning-like patterns when touched. Synonyms: plasma globe
    Sense id: en-light_globe-en-noun-AxzC6e7P

Inflected forms

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