E26

Translingual

Etymology

From being the Edison screw base (E), the Edison-standard screw base, and being 26 millimetres in diameter. Named after American inventor and entrepreneur Thomas Alva Edison, whose invention factory created the first standard electric light bulb system.

Noun

E26

1. (electrics, lighting) The Edison medium base, medium Edison screw base (MES); a standard lightbulb base, the screw-in electrical connection of 26 mm width; the common lightbulb screw-in base found in North America.

Coordinate terms

• A19
• E10
• E12
• E14
• (common regular bulb size screw base in Europe) E27