E10

Translingual

Etymology

From being the Edison screw base (E), the Edison-standard screw base, and being 10 millimetres in diameter. Named after American inventor and entrepreneur Thomas Alva Edison, whose invention factory created the first standard electric light bulb system.

Noun

E10

  1. (electrics, lighting) The miniature Edison screw base (MES), a standard lightbulb base, the screw-in electrical connection of 10 mm width

Coordinate terms

English

Noun

E10 (uncountable)

  1. (automotive, fuel) petrol/gasoline blended with 10 per cent ethanol (ethyl alcohol, grain alcohol).

Coordinate terms

petrol/gas, diesel
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