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ignitrons

ignitrons is the plural of ignitron.

Meaning of ignitron

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

Questions about ignitrons

What is ignitrons the plural of?
Ignitrons is the plural of ignitron.

Words near ignitrons in the dictionary

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

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