Darlington

English

Etymology

From Middle English Dearnington, Derlinton, from Old English Dearthingtun, supposedly “the settlement of Deornoth's people”, from an unclear root + -ing + -tun. The transistor configuration is named for its inventor, Sidney Darlington.

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Proper noun

Darlington

  1. A large market town in County Durham, England.
  2. A city in South Carolina.
  3. A suburb of Perth, Western Australia.
  4. A suburb of Sydney in New South Wales; named for either Richard Darling or William Vane, 3rd Earl of Darlington.
  5. A city and town in Wisconsin; named for landowner Joshua Darling.
  6. A suburb of Adelaide, South Australia; named for the town in England.
  7. A town in Indiana; named for the town in England.
  8. A borough of Pennsylvania; named for S. P. Darlington, a merchant from Pittsburgh.
  9. A town in Victoria.
  10. A community in Prince Edward Island.
  11. A village in Missouri; named for a railroad employee.
  12. A habitational surname.
  13. (rare, chiefly Africa) A male given name transferred from the surname.

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Noun

Darlington (plural Darlingtons)

  1. (electronics) A pair of transistors with the emitter of one connected to the base of the other and the collectors connected together, acting as a transistor with greater amplification.

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