Edison

American  

[ed-uh-suhn] / ˈɛd ə sən /

noun

1. Thomas Alva 1847–1931, U.S. inventor, especially of electrical devices.

2. a township in central New Jersey.

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Edison British  

/ ˈɛdɪsən /

noun

1. Thomas Alva. 1847–1931, US inventor. He patented more than a thousand inventions, including the phonograph, the incandescent electric lamp, the microphone, and the kinetoscope

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Edison Scientific  

/ ĕd′ĭ-sən /

1. American inventor and physicist who took out more than 1,000 patents in his lifetime. His inventions include the telegraph (1869), microphone (1877), and light bulb (1879). He also designed the first power plant (1881–82), making possible the widespread distribution of electricity. During World War I, Edison worked on a number of military devices, including flamethrowers, periscopes, and torpedoes.

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Example Sentences

Her mission on a recent day was to pay Southern California Edison the $425 power pole fee.

From Los Angeles Times

Newport Harbor 8, Edison 2: Keaton Anderson struck out four in six innings.

From Los Angeles Times

Newport Beach 9, Edison 0: Gavin Guy struck out six in 5 1/3 innings and also hit a three-run home run.

From Los Angeles Times

Nearly 60% of Americans aged 12 and up say they tuned into a podcast in the past month, according to Edison Research’s latest Infinite Dial report on digital media consumer behavior.

From The Wall Street Journal

A power outage has knocked out power to hundreds of Southern California Edison customers, including the Los Angeles County Airport Courthouse where cases were scheduled to be heard on Wednesday afternoon.

From Los Angeles Times