THYRATRON


Meaning of THYRATRON in English

ˈthīrə.ˌträn noun

( -s )

Etymology: from Thyratron, a trademark

: a gas-filled 3-element hot cathode tube in which the grid controls only the start of a continuous current thus giving the tube a trigger effect

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