ignitron
nounUK /ɪɡˈnaɪˌtɹɒn/ · US /ɪɡˈnaɪˌtɹɑn/
Etymology From ignite + -tron.
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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: