thyristor

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A semiconductor diode having an extra "gate" terminal to switch it on.
    — 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.

词形变化

thyristors plural

词源

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.
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