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Meaning of ignitron | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

/ɪɡˈnaɪˌtɹɒn/

Definitions

A form of rectifier having a pool of mercury as cathode.

Examples

“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.”

CEFR level

B2

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

See also

ignobility ignoble Ignobleness ignoblesse Ignobly Ignominies