English Explanatory Dictionary

Edison

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A surname
  2. An English patronymic or matronymic (or just pamatronymic) surname derived from Adam and Edith.
  3. A surname originating as a patronymic, from Edward
  4. Thomas Edison (1847–1931), American inventor and businessman.
  5. A placename
  6. A number of places in the United States
  7. An unincorporated community in Kern County, California.
  8. A small city in Calhoun County, Georgia.
  9. A village in Furnas County, Nebraska.
  10. A township in Middlesex County, New Jersey, renamed after Thomas Edison, who had his main laboratory here, in 1955.
  11. A village in Morrow County, Ohio.
  12. A census-designated place in Skagit County, Washington.

Pronunciation

/ˈɛdɪsən/ /ˈɛɖɪsən/

Word forms

Edison Edisons

Etymology

A name whose meaning is "son of Edward", equivalent to Ed or Eddy + -son.

Derived words

edisonade Edison bulb Edison effect Edisonian Edison screw Edison's medicine

Translations

Arabic: إديسون Bulgarian: Е́дисон Bulgarian: Е́дисън Chinese Mandarin: 愛迪生 /爱迪生 Gujarati: એડિસન Japanese: エジソン Khmer: អេឌីសុន Korean: 에디슨 Russian: Эдисон Thai: เอดิสัน Urdu: ایڈیسن
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