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digitron

British  
/ ˈdɪdʒɪˌtrɒn /

noun

  1. Also called: Nixie tube.  electronics a type of tube, for displaying information, having a common anode and several cathodes shaped in the form of characters, which can be lit by a glow discharge

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Etymology

Origin of digitron

C20: from digit + -tron

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Thomas Bromley, an engineer and amateur inventor, created his Digitron Electric Clock in 1961 at his home in Hull.

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