phanotron

[ fan-uh-tron ]

/ ˈfæn əˌtrɒn /

noun Electronics.

a hot-cathode gas diode.

Words nearby phanotron

phanerocrystalline, phanerogam, phanerophyte, phanerozoic, phano, phanotron, phantasia, phantasize, phantasm, phantasma, phantasmagoria

Origin of phanotron

1930–35; perhaps < Greek phan(ázein) to appear + -o- -o- + -tron

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