thyristor

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɪstə(r)

Etymology

Ancient Greek θύρα (“entrance”) + resistor.

Noun

Wikipedia thyristor (plural thyristors)

1. (physics) A semiconductor diode having an extra "gate" terminal to switch it on.

Translations

semiconductor diode

• Catalan: tiristor (ca) m
• Dutch: thyristor (nl)
• Finnish: tyristori (fi)
• French: thyristor (fr)

• German: Thyristor (de) m
• Serbo-Croatian: тиристор (sh) (tiristor) m
• Spanish: tiristor (es) m