Excitron
//ˈɛk.sɪˌtɹɒn// noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A kind of mercury pool tube. historical
"The two traction motors of Nos. BB-30003/4, one on each bogie, were supplied by eight single-anode, mercury-arc, air-cooled rectifiers of the excitron type, in which the arc is maintained continuously, […]."
Example
More examples"The two traction motors of Nos. BB-30003/4, one on each bogie, were supplied by eight single-anode, mercury-arc, air-cooled rectifiers of the excitron type, in which the arc is maintained continuously, […]."
Etymology
From excite + -tron.
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