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Meaning of excitron | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

/ˈɛk.sɪˌtɹɒn/

Definitions

A kind of mercury pool tube.

historical

Examples

“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, […].”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See also

excl. Exclaim Exclaimed Exclaimer Exclaimers Exclaiming