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Edison screw
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Etymology
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.
Noun
Edison screw (plural Edison screws)
- (electrics, lighting) A standard screw thread allowing a light bulb to be screwed into its socket.
- (by restriction) The most common size of Edison screw
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