"pliotron" meaning in All languages combined

See pliotron on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: pliotrons [plural]
Etymology: Originally a trademark of General Electric, who began producing them in 1915. Head templates: {{en-noun}} pliotron (plural pliotrons)
  1. A hard vacuum triode.

Inflected forms

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