Ignitron Definition
ĭg-nītrŏn, ĭgnĭ-
noun
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.
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Ignitron
Noun
Singular:
ignitron
Plural:
ignitronsOrigin of Ignitron
igni(te) –tron
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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