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
The L.A. shows — featuring performances by Paul Kalkbrenner, Empire of the Sun, Moby, the Blaze and Black Coffee — incorporate immersive 8K projections, spatial soundscapes, an electric light show and other multisensory components.
From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2025
Festivities feature devotional songs, decorative structures called “pandals,” burning of incense and electric light displays depicting stories from Buddha’s life.
From Seattle Times • May 11, 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
We pushed aside curtains that were like pavilions and felt over innumerable feet of dark wall for electric light switches--once I tumbled with a sort of splash upon the keys of a ghostly piano.
From " The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald
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