"thyristor" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: thyristors [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪstə(ɹ) Etymology: Blend of thyratron (1930) + transistor (1947). First attested c. 1965, as an alternative name for the Silicon Controlled Rectifier (SCR) developed in the late 1950s. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|thyratron|transistor|pos1=1930|pos2=1947}} Blend of thyratron (1930) + transistor (1947), {{circa|1965}} c. 1965 Head templates: {{en-noun}} thyristor (plural thyristors)
  1. (electronics) A semiconductor diode having an extra "gate" terminal to switch it on. Wikipedia link: Silicon Controlled Rectifier, thyristor Categories (topical): Electronics Translations (semiconductor diode): tiristor [masculine] (Catalan), thyristor (Dutch), tyristori (Finnish), thyristor (French), Thyristor [masculine] (German), tiristor [neuter] (Romanian), тиристор (tiristor) [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), tiristor [masculine] (Spanish), tyristor [common-gender] (Swedish)

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