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excitron

UK/ˈɛk.sɪˌtɹɒn/US/ˈɛk.sɪˌtɹɑn/

excitron noun: a kind of mercury pool tube.

Noun

excitron (plural excitrons)

  1. (historical) A kind of mercury pool tube.
    • The two traction motors of Nos. BB-30003/4, one on each bogie, were supplied by eight single-anode, mercury-arc, air-cooled rectifiers of the excitron type, in which the arc is maintained continuously, […].1960 March, “Silicon Rectifiers for a French dual-frequency Bo-Bo locomotive”, in Trains Illustrated, page 166

excitron meaning in Tamil

excitron in Tamil

கிளர் கருவி, எக்சித்திரன்

Forms of excitron

pluralexcitrons

Origin of excitron

From excite + -tron.

Questions about excitron

What does excitron mean?
Excitron means a kind of mercury pool tube.
What is excitron in Tamil?
Excitron in Tamil is கிளர் கருவி, எக்சித்திரன். See Excitron meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is excitron?
Excitron is a noun.
How do you pronounce excitron?
Excitron is pronounced /ˈɛk.sɪˌtɹɒn/ (UK).
What is the plural of excitron?
The plural of excitron is excitrons.

Words near excitron in the dictionary

  1. excitotoxically
  2. excitotoxicity
  3. excitotoxin
  4. excitotoxins
  5. excitotoxity
  6. excitron
  7. excitrons
  8. excize
  9. excizes
  10. excl
  11. excl.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: excitron (page history and authors); excitron (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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