Edison screw
nounEtymology 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.
1
A standard screw thread allowing a light bulb to be screwed into its socket.
Electrics; lighting; electrics; lighting
2
The most common size of Edison screw
- Synonyms
- E, ES, E26, E27
- Derived terms
- E, E10, E12, E14, E26, E27, ES, large Edison screw, LES, little Edison screw, medium Edison screw, MES, miniature Edison screw, SES, small Edison screw
- Hyponyms
- E10, E12, E14, E26, E27, ES, large Edison screw, LES, little Edison screw, medium Edison screw, MES, miniature Edison screw, SES, small Edison screw