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 brain, she said, processes electric light — not just a smartphone’s much-maligned blue light — as sunshine.
From Seattle Times ● May 8, 2024
For some people, the name John James Audubon means birding the way the name Edison means electric light.
From New York Times ● Aug. 7, 2023
It wasn’t like sunlight, and it wasn’t like electric light, or lamps, or candles, or any other light they had ever seen.
From "The Magician's Nephew" by C. S. Lewis
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