Ignitron
//ɪɡˈnaɪˌtɹɒn// noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A form of rectifier having a pool of mercury as cathode.
"After the completion of final tests, BB-30003 went into service in September, 1959, hauling heavy express trains in the Eastern Region of the S.N.C.F. on the same schedules as the Class "BB-16000" locomotive fitted with S-W ignitrons."
Example
More examples"After the completion of final tests, BB-30003 went into service in September, 1959, hauling heavy express trains in the Eastern Region of the S.N.C.F. on the same schedules as the Class "BB-16000" locomotive fitted with S-W ignitrons."
Etymology
From ignite + -tron.
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