thyristor

See also: Thyristor

English

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.

Pronunciation

Rhymes: -ɪstə(ɹ)

Noun

thyristor (plural thyristors)

(electronics) A semiconductor diode having an extra "gate" terminal to switch it on.
- 1963 November, “A "Second Generation" in traction”, in Modern Railways, page 290:
  In calling it a "Thyristor", Mr. Warder was following a growing practice which takes account of the fact that in years to come the controlled rectifier may be made of other materials than silicon.

Translations

semiconductor diode

Catalan: tiristor (ca) m
Dutch: Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
Finnish: tyristori (fi)
French: Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
German: Thyristor (de) m
Romanian: tiristor (ro) n
Serbo-Croatian: тиристор m (tiristor)
Spanish: tiristor (es) m
Swedish: tyristor (sv) c

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Noun

thyristor m (plural thyristors)

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

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