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ignitron

UK/ɪɡˈnaɪˌtɹɒn/US/ɪɡˈnaɪˌtɹɑn/

ignitron noun: a form of rectifier having a pool of mercury as cathode.

Noun

ignitron (plural ignitrons)

  1. A form of rectifier having a pool of mercury as cathode.
    • After the completion of final tests, BB-30003 went into service in September, 1959, hauling heavy express trains in the Eastern Region of the S.N.C.F. on the same schedules as the Class "BB-16000" locomotive fitted with S-W ignitrons.1960 March, “Silicon Rectifiers for a French dual-frequency Bo-Bo locomotive”, in Trains Illustrated, page 167

ignitron meaning in Tamil

ignitron in Tamil

இகினித்திரன்

Forms of ignitron

pluralignitrons

Origin of ignitron

From ignite + -tron.

Questions about ignitron

What does ignitron mean?
Ignitron means a form of rectifier having a pool of mercury as cathode.
What is ignitron in Tamil?
Ignitron in Tamil is இகினித்திரன். See Ignitron meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is ignitron?
Ignitron is a noun.
How do you pronounce ignitron?
Ignitron is pronounced /ɪɡˈnaɪˌtɹɒn/ (UK).
What is the plural of ignitron?
The plural of ignitron is ignitrons.

Words near ignitron in the dictionary

  1. ignition tube tests
  2. ignitions
  3. ignitive
  4. ignitor
  5. ignitors
  6. ignitron
  7. ignitrons
  8. ignivomous
  9. ignobilities
  10. ignobility
  11. ignoble

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