transistor
Meaning
- A solid-state semiconductor device, with three terminals, which can be used for amplification, switching, voltage stabilization, signal modulation, and many other functions.
- (dated, informal) A transistor radio.
Synonyms
electronic transistor
semi-conductor
small electronic part
crystal triode
quasi-conductor
Translations
transistor
transistor
Transistor
τρανζίστορ
transistor
transistor
transistor
transistor κρυσταλλοτρίοδος κρυσταλλικός πολλαπλασιαστής κρυσταλλολυχνίαFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/tɹænˈzɪs.tɚ/
Etymology
Blend of transfer + resistor. Said to have been coined by American engineer John Robinson Pierce in 1947.
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