edison

What does edison mean?

edison means "United States inventor; inventions included the phonograph and incandescent electric light and the microphone and the Kinetoscope (1847-1931)".

How many syllables are in edison?

edison has 3 syllables: ed-i-son. The stress falls on "ed". In IPA it is /ˈɛdɪsən/.

What is another word for edison?

Close synonyms include Thomas Edison, Thomas Alva Edison. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is edison a common word?

edison is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for edison come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.