Edison bulb

Meaning

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
• the light bulbs produced by Thomas Edison and companies from the early era of electric lighting

Related

Similar words

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

Origin

• 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.