excitron
nounUK /ˈɛk.sɪˌtɹɒn/ · US /ˈɛk.sɪˌtɹɑn/
Etymology From excite + -tron.
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Historical A kind of mercury pool tube.
- The two traction motors of Nos. BB-30003/4, one on each bogie, were supplied by eight single-anode, mercury-arc, air-cooled rectifiers of the excitron type, in which the arc is maintained continuously, […].1960 March, “Silicon Rectifiers for a French dual-frequency Bo-Bo locomotive”, in Trains Illustrated, page 166: