electric light
Americannoun
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an incandescent lamp.
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the light produced by such a lamp.
Example Sentences
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Edison’s contribution was an innovation that made electric light much more practical and commercially viable, but it was also part of a larger process of collective scientific research.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026
Christianity adopted some of these traditions, and starting in the late 19th century, electric light helped the holiday decorations become a secular cultural tradition in Europe, America and beyond.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 17, 2024
The period saw huge advances in science and technology, including the first use of electric light in a home just six years earlier in 1881.
From BBC • Jan. 6, 2023
Looking up at the low, cobwebbed ceiling, from which an electric light hung, she said, “It needs a vent up there.”
From New York Times • Oct. 22, 2022
The bootblack knelt down beside the one at work and started on Mike's free shoe that shone already in the electric light.
From "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway
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