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kenotron

UK/ˈkɛn.əˌtɹɒn/US/ˈkɛn.əˌtɹɑn/

kenotron noun: a kind of vacuum rectifier, used for the power supply in X-ray equipment.

Noun

kenotron (plural kenotrons)

  1. A kind of vacuum rectifier, used for the power supply in X-ray equipment.

kenotron meaning in Tamil

kenotron in Tamil

கெனாட்ரான்

Forms of kenotron

pluralkenotrons

Origin of kenotron

From Ancient Greek κενός (kenós, “empty”) and the modern English suffix -tron, itself from the Ancient Greek -τρον (-tron).

Questions about kenotron

What does kenotron mean?
Kenotron means a kind of vacuum rectifier, used for the power supply in X-ray equipment.
What is kenotron in Tamil?
Kenotron in Tamil is கெனாட்ரான். See Kenotron meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is kenotron?
Kenotron is a noun.
How do you pronounce kenotron?
Kenotron is pronounced /ˈkɛn.əˌtɹɒn/ (UK).
What is the plural of kenotron?
The plural of kenotron is kenotrons.

Words near kenotron in the dictionary

  1. kenotism
  2. kenotist
  3. kenotists
  4. kenotoxin
  5. kenotoxins
  6. kenotron
  7. kenotrons
  8. Kenova
  9. Kenoyer
  10. Kenoyers
  11. kenozooid

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