EDISON Meaning of EDISON in English /ed"euh seuhn/ , n.1. Thomas Alva /al"veuh/ , 1847-1931, U.S. inventor, esp. of electrical devices. 2. a township in central New Jersey. 70,193. Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012