Sentence examples for The bulb of from inspiring English sources

The bulb of one thermometer is kept wet (by means of a thin, wet cloth wick) so that the cooling that results from evaporation makes it register a lower temperature than the dry-bulb thermometer.

The bulb of Fritillaria thunbergii has been utilised as mucoregulators and expectorants for controlling the airway inflammatory diseases in folk medicine.

The bulb of the radish is usually eaten raw, although tougher specimens can be steamed.

The bulb of the plant is seen as a living thing due to its ability to sprout.

Cut the top off the bulb of garlic.

I squeeze the bulb of my gimcrack instrument.

Slice through the bulb of the artichokes, 1cm from the top, and discard the leaves.

One by one, the bulbs of the chandelier go dead above our dining-room table.

The bulbs of the paper-whites are not worth keeping from year to year.

This may be one to light up the bulbs of nostalgia in the West Country.

The bulbs of my iris are being eaten by fat, white grubs over one inch long.