"Edison bulb" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Edison bulbs [plural]
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. Head templates: {{en-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
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  2. the light bulbs produced by Thomas Edison and companies from the early era of electric lighting Categories (topical): History of the United States Synonyms: Edison light bulb, Edison light-bulb, Edison lightbulb Coordinate_terms: Victorian bulb, Victorian light bulb, Victorian light-bulb, Victorian lightbulb
    Sense id: en-Edison_bulb-en-noun-~~6neUuV Disambiguation of History of the United States: 36 64 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 31 69 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 31 69 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 32 68

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