Etymology

Edison screw

Today it means: A standard screw thread allowing a light bulb to be screwed into its socket. Full definition →

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Edison + screw. From being a screw thread coming from Edison. Named after American inventor and entrepreneur Thomas Alva Edison, whose invention factory created the first standard electric light bulb system.

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