English Explanatory Dictionary

thyristor

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A semiconductor diode having an extra "gate" terminal to switch it on.

Word forms

thyristor thyristors

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.

Derived words

photothyristor
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