Light " globes" are called Light "Bulbs" in Uk... once fashioned into thier appropriate package.. ie GE44 ..47.. 555 etc any northern hemisphere person would regard them as LED bulbs.. the bulb being the shaped item
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Ahhh, the marvelous English language and countless double meanings. How much can a koala bear? Johny swore......not to do it again. When you're in love with a beautiful woman, it's hard. In Oz you ask for a rubber where in US you say eraser. Did I break the brake pedal of my car during my lunch break?
According to dictionary a bulb is:
1 a. A short, modified, underground stem surrounded by usually fleshy modified leaves that contain stored food for the shoot within: an onion bulb; a tulip bulb.
b. A similar underground stem or root, such as a corm, rhizome, or tuber.
c. A plant that grows from a bulb.
2. A rounded projection or part: the bulb of a syringe.
3. An incandescent lamp or its glass housing.
4. Anatomy A rounded dilation or expansion of a canal, vessel, or organ.
Definition of incadescent:
1. Emitting visible light as a result of being heated.
2. Shining brilliantly; very bright. See Synonyms at bright.
3. Characterized by ardent emotion, intensity, or brilliance: an incandescent performance.
So according to definitions, LED bulb could mean a lamp that shines brilliantly but then it is a diode after all and not a lamp and can't be planted in the ground like a bulb.
Let's just leave it as a LED just as we say ATM and not an ATM machine.
