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Edison bulb en · NOUN

Etymology

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.

Meanings

  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

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Coordinates

Victorian lightbulb · Victorian light bulb · Victorian light-bulb · Victorian bulb

Synonyms

Edison light-bulb · Edison lightbulb · Edison light bulb

wikipedia: en:Thomas Edison