ignitron means A form of rectifier having a pool of mercury as cathode. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 89 out of 100.
ignitron is pronounced /ɪɡˈnaɪˌtɹɒn/.
Etymology
From ignite + -tron.
noun
- 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.”