Darlington

Meanings

Proper Noun

• town county, County Durham England (country).
• unitary authority , the {{w Borough of Darlington, in|co/County Durham}} which includes the town.
• city South Carolina (state).
• suburb of city, Perth Western Australia (state).
• suburb of city, Sydney in New South Wales (state) ; named for either {{w Richard Darling or William Vane, 3rd Earl of Darlington}}.
• city and town in Wisconsin (state) ; named for landowner Joshua Darling.
• suburb of city, Adelaide South Australia (state) ; named for the town in England.
• town Indiana (state) ; named for the town in England.
• borough Pennsylvania (state) ; named for S. P. Darlington, a merchant from Pittsburgh.
• town Victoria (state).
• community Prince Edward Island (province).
• village Missouri (state) ; named for a (railroad) employee.
• A male given name from surnames.

Noun

• 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.

Related

Similar words

• Darlington amplifier
• Darlington pair
• Darlington transistor

Origin

• 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.