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.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈdɑːlɪŋtən/
Proper noun
Darlington
- A large market town in County Durham, England.
- A city in South Carolina.
- A suburb of Perth, Western Australia.
- A suburb of Sydney in New South Wales; named for either Richard Darling or William Vane, 3rd Earl of Darlington.
- A city and town in Wisconsin; named for landowner Joshua Darling.
- A suburb of Adelaide, South Australia; named for the town in England.
- A town in Indiana; named for the town in England.
- A borough of Pennsylvania; named for S. P. Darlington, a merchant from Pittsburgh.
- A town in Victoria.
- A community in Prince Edward Island.
- A village in Missouri; named for a railroad employee.
- A habitational surname.
- (rare, chiefly Africa) A male given name transferred from the surname.
Derived terms
Noun
Darlington (plural Darlingtons)
- (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.
Synonyms
- Darlington amplifier
- Darlington pair
- Darlington transistor
Derived terms
References
- The making of Darlington, accessed on 2005-04-30
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