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kenotron

noun

a type of vacuum tube formerly used as a high-voltage rectifier.

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Word length
8
Starts with
K
Ends with
N
Contains
EN
Scrabble score
12
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

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noun

  1. a type of vacuum tube formerly used as a high-voltage rectifier.

    “{'source': 'https://en.wikipedia.org', 'text': 'Vacuum rectifiers were made for very high voltages, such as the high voltage power supply for the cathode ray tube of television receivers, and the kenotron used for power supply in X-ray equipment.'}”

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{'source': 'https://en.wikipedia.org', 'text': 'Vacuum rectifiers were made for very high voltages, such as the high voltage power supply for the cathode ray tube of television receivers, and the kenotron used for power supply in X-ray equipment.'}
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