Definition of Ignitron

1. Noun. A form of rectifier having a pool of mercury as cathode ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Ignitron

1. a type of rectifier tube [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Ignitron

ignites
ignitibility
ignitible
igniting
ignition
ignition coil
ignition key
ignition lock
ignition switch
ignition system
ignition temperature
ignition temperatures
ignitions
ignitor
ignitors
ignitron (current term)
ignitrons
ignivomous
ignobilities
ignobility
ignoble
ignobleness
ignoblenesses
ignobler
ignoblest
ignobly
ignomies
ignominies
ignominious
ignominiously

Literary usage of Ignitron

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Utilisation and Reliability of High Power Proton Accelerators: Workshop by NEA Nuclear Science Committee (2003)
"... Isolation Filter transformer capacitor HV relay xH^ H/C Transformer / rectifier ignitron Mod. anode P/S (6.6 kV / 100 kVdc) crowbar with tetrode tube H ..."

2. Canadian Transportation and Distribution Management (1869)
"... were also built. mede Road, equipped with the latest fully automatic ignitron rectifiers, were constructed and put into operation during 1949. ..."

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