Edison screw

noun

A standard screw thread allowing a light bulb to be screwed into its socket.

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Meanings

nounEdison screw (plural Edison screws)

plural Edison screws

  1. electrics; lighting; electrics; lightingA standard screw thread allowing a light bulb to be screwed into its socket.

    Synonyms: E, ES, E26, E27, ES

  2. by restrictionThe most common size of Edison screw

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA standard screw thread allowing a light bulb to be screwed into its socket.

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Origin

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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APA

Edison screw. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Edison%20screw

MLA

“Edison screw.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Edison%20screw. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Edison screw,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Edison%20screw.

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