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Edison effect
noun
, Physics.
- the phenomenon of the flow of electric current when an electrode sealed inside the bulb of an incandescent lamp is connected to the positive terminal of the lamp.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Edison effect1
Named after T. A. Edison
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Example Sentences
If into an ordinary carbon-filament glow lamp a Edison effect.
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