Edison

[ed-uh-suhn]

noun

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

2. a township in central New Jersey.

Edison

/ 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

Edison

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.

Example Sentences

Rahmani, whose law firm is handling cases against Edison in the Eaton fire, said that would be a very tough ‘dangerous condition’ case.

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Thomas Edison developed the first practical model six years later.

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Seven straight wins came over seven weeks, so now they are on a two-week break to prepare for the daunting task of facing three good Alpha League opponents — Edison at SoFi Stadium on Oct.

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In 1973, while at Stanford, he was part of a legal team that won a $4-million federal court judgment for Black employees of Detroit Edison who had been the victims of systematic job discrimination.

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Is the Southern California Edison settlement proposal a fair deal or a ploy to avoid bigger payouts?

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