edison

Ed·i·son

E e

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ed-uh-suh n]
- /ˈɛd ə sən/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ed-uh-suh n]
- /ˈɛd ə sən/

Definitions of edison word

noun edison Thomas Alva [al-vuh] /ˈæl və/ (Show IPA), 1847–1931, U.S. inventor, especially of electrical devices. 1
noun edison a township in central New Jersey. 1
noun Technical meaning of edison 1. (Named after the American inventor Thomas Edison (1847-1931)) A simplified Pascal by Per Brinch Hansen with modules and concurrency (cobegin/coend). 2. A language which adds an OPS5-like rete-based production system system to C. It is implemented as a C preprocessor. 1
noun edison 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 0
noun edison Thomas Alva (ˈælvə ) ; alˈvə) 1847-1931; U.S. inventor, esp. of electrical & communication devices, including the incandescent lamp, phonograph, & microphone 0
noun edison urban township in NC N.J.: pop. 98,000 0

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edison popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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