IGNITRON


Meaning of IGNITRON in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ig-ˈnī-ˌträn ]

noun

Etymology: Latin ignis fire + English -tron

Date: 1933

: a mercury-containing rectifier tube in which the arc is struck again at the beginning of each cycle by a special electrode separately energized by an auxiliary circuit

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