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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After the advent of Thomas Edison’s electric light, his refineries shifted toward producing gasoline for Ford’s automobiles and asphalt for the new highways.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 25, 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
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
Operating out of a gleaming-white training room, Frenchy stocked every manner of weight-loss facilitator, including electric blankets, infrared lamps, electric light cabinets, baking machines, “violet-rays,” vibrating contraptions, and rubber sleeping bags and sheets.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
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