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Edison bulb

Edison bulb noun: a type of lightbulb that mimics the appearance of bulbs and filaments and light produced by early light bulbs of Edison General Electric during the introductory period of electric lighting.

Noun

Edison bulb (plural Edison bulbs)

  1. a type of lightbulb that mimics the appearance of bulbs and filaments and light produced by early light bulbs of Edison General Electric during the introductory period of electric lighting
  2. the light bulbs produced by Thomas Edison and companies from the early era of electric lighting
    Synonyms:
    Edison light bulb, Edison light-bulb, Edison lightbulb

Synonyms of Edison bulb

  • Edison light bulb
  • Edison light-bulb
  • Edison lightbulb

Forms of Edison bulb

pluralEdison bulbs

Origin of Edison bulb

From Thomas Edison, inventor of the light bulb, due to the appearance of the light bulb, filament, and light produced, mimicking the appearance of bulbs produced during Edison's era.

Questions about Edison bulb

What does Edison bulb mean?
Edison bulb means a type of lightbulb that mimics the appearance of bulbs and filaments and light produced by early light bulbs of Edison General Electric during the introductory period of electric lighting.
What part of speech is Edison bulb?
Edison bulb is a noun.
What is the plural of Edison bulb?
The plural of Edison bulb is Edison bulbs.

Words near Edison bulb in the dictionary

  1. Edirne
  2. EDIs
  3. edish
  4. edishes
  5. Edison
  6. Edison bulb
  7. Edison bulbs
  8. Edison effect
  9. Edison screw
  10. Edison screws
  11. Edison's medicine

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