Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [ig-nahy-tron, ig-ni-tron]
- /ɪgˈnaɪ trɒn, ˈɪg nɪ trɒn/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [ig-nahy-tron, ig-ni-tron]
- /ɪgˈnaɪ trɒn, ˈɪg nɪ trɒn/
Definitions of ignitron word
- noun ignitron a cathode-arc vacuum tube with an auxiliary electrode projecting into a pool of mercury: it conducts current when the anode is positive. 1
- noun ignitron a mercury-arc rectifier controlled by a subsidiary electrode, the igniter, partially immersed in a mercury cathode. A current passed between igniter and cathode forms a hot spot sufficient to strike an arc between cathode and anode 0
- noun ignitron a type of mercury-arc rectifier tube having a mercury-pool cathode and a single graphite anode: when a current is passed through an igniter rod into the pool, the mercury vapor is ionized and an arc starts between the cathode and anode: used in resistance welders, the control equipment for much high-energy research apparatus, etc. 0
- noun ignitron A form of rectifier having a pool of mercury as cathode. 0
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Origin of ignitron
First appearance:
before 1930 One of the 10% newest English words
First recorded in 1930-35; igni(ter) + -tron
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Parts of speech for Ignitron
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
ignitron popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 81% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
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