"cryotron" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: cryotrons [plural]
Etymology: cryo- + -tron Etymology templates: {{confix|en|cryo|tron}} cryo- + -tron Head templates: {{en-noun}} cryotron (plural cryotrons)
  1. (physics) A switch that employs superconductivity Wikipedia link: cryotron Categories (topical): Physics Translations (switch that employs superconductivity): 冷子管 (lěngzǐguǎn) (Chinese Mandarin), Kryotron (German), kriotron (Polish)

Inflected forms

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