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Nixie tube

Nixie tube noun: an obsolete electronic device for displaying numerals or other information by means of glow discharge.

nixie tube: an obsolete electronic device for displaying numerals or other information by means of glow...
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Noun

Nixie tube (plural Nixie tubes)

  1. (historical) An obsolete electronic device for displaying numerals or other information by means of glow discharge.

Nixie tube meaning in Tamil

Nixie tube in Tamil

நிக்சி குழல்

Forms of Nixie tube

pluralNixie tubes

Origin of Nixie tube

Genericized trademark, from "NIX I", abbreviation of "Numeric Indicator Experimental No. 1" with diminutive -ie.

Questions about Nixie tube

What does Nixie tube mean?
Nixie tube means an obsolete electronic device for displaying numerals or other information by means of glow discharge.
What is Nixie tube in Tamil?
Nixie tube in Tamil is நிக்சி குழல். See Nixie tube meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is Nixie tube?
Nixie tube is a noun.
What is the plural of Nixie tube?
The plural of Nixie tube is Nixie tubes.

Words near Nixie tube in the dictionary

  1. nixer
  2. nixers
  3. nixes
  4. Nixey
  5. nixie
  6. Nixie tube
  7. Nixie tubes
  8. nixies
  9. nixing
  10. Nixon
  11. Nixon goes to China

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Nixie tube (page history and authors); nixie tube (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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