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dekatron

UK/ˈdɛk.əˌtɹɒn/US/ˈdɛk.əˌtɹɑn/

dekatron noun: a gas-filled tube used as a decade counter in early computers and calculators.

Noun

dekatron (plural dekatrons)

  1. A gas-filled tube used as a decade counter in early computers and calculators.

dekatron meaning in Tamil

dekatron in Tamil

டெக்காட்ரான், தெக்காற்றன்

Forms of dekatron

pluraldekatrons
alternative formdecatron

Origin of dekatron

Originally a brand name.

Questions about dekatron

What does dekatron mean?
Dekatron means a gas-filled tube used as a decade counter in early computers and calculators.
What is dekatron in Tamil?
Dekatron in Tamil is டெக்காட்ரான், தெக்காற்றன். See Dekatron meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is dekatron?
Dekatron is a noun.
How do you pronounce dekatron?
Dekatron is pronounced /ˈdɛk.əˌtɹɒn/ (UK).
What is the plural of dekatron?
The plural of dekatron is dekatrons.

Words near dekatron in the dictionary

  1. dekasegi
  2. dekastere
  3. dekasteres
  4. dekatherm
  5. dekatherms
  6. dekatron
  7. dekatrons
  8. dekchi
  9. dekchis
  10. deke
  11. dekeck

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Adapted from Wiktionary: dekatron (page history and authors); dekatron (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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