thyristor
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Thyristor
A semiconductor diode having an extra "gate" terminal to switch it onA semiconductor diode having an extra "gate" terminal to switch it on.
Meaning
1 sensesA semiconductor diode having an extra "gate" terminal to switch it on.
Thyristor
тиристорtiristor
Translations
4 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
semiconductor diode:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
semiconductor diode:
Origin
Blend of thyratron (1930) + transistor (1947). First attested c. 1965, as an alternative nBlend of thyratron (1930) + transistor (1947). First attested c. 1965, as an alternative name for the Silicon Controlled Rectifier (SCR) developed in the late 1950s.
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Forms
plural: thyristors| Singular | thyristor |
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Word family
1 related wordsDerivedphotothyristor