THYRATRON


Meaning of THYRATRON in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈthī-rə-ˌträn ]

noun

Etymology: from Thyratron, a trademark

Date: 1929

: a gas-filled hot-cathode electron tube in which the grid controls only the start of a continuous current thus giving the tube a trigger effect

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