E26

Translingual Etymology From being the en Edison screw base (E), the en Edison-standard en screw base, and being 26 en millimetres in diameter. mul Thomas Alva Edison = American inventor entrepreneur, whose invention factory created the first standard electric light bulb system. Noun mul noun mul electrics lighting The en Edison medium base, en medium Edison screw base (en MES); a standard en lightbulb base, the en screw-in electrical connection of 26 mm width; the common lightbulb screw-in base found in North America. Coordinate terms mul E10 E12 E14 E27 <q:common regular bulb size screw base in Europe> A19