Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

digitron

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: dig-itron
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of Nixie tube.

noun

Any electronic device for displaying digits.

Example Sentences

"Such displays may be built using cathode ray tubes with electronically generated characters or by using arrays of digitrons and alphabet tubes, or by using electro-magnetic indicators."
"In digit indicator lamps (digitrons), (one of which, type HH-1, is shown in the photograph in Fig. 1.15) the cathodes are made of nichrome wires shaped as the first ten digits and arranged one after the other along the lamp axis about one mm apart."
"The time is displayed to 0.0001 second in digital form by means of digitrons (nixie tubes)."
"The LEDs display and keystroke identifying are accomplished by using HD7279A, which is an intelligent control chip for 8-bit LED digitrons and 64-key keyboard with serial interface."

Etymology

Blend of digital + electronic.

Inflected Forms

digitrons (plural)

Synonyms

Nixie tube

Questions

What does digitron mean?: Synonym of Nixie tube.
Where does digitron come from?: Blend of digital + electronic.

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