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Transistor

(semiconductors) A solid-state semiconductor device, with three terminals, which can be used for amplification, switching, voltage stabilization, signal modulation, and many other functions.

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noun

1
(semiconductors) A solid-state semiconductor device, with three terminals, which can be used for amplification, switching, voltage stabilization, signal modulation, and many other functions.
2
A transistor radio.

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junction transistornoun	(physics) A transistor in which the emitter and collector barriers are formed by p-n junctions between semiconductor regions of opposite conductivity type.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Transistor"

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Word	Definition
junction transistornoun	(physics) A transistor in which the emitter and collector barriers are formed by p-n junctions between semiconductor regions of opposite conductivity type.
pmosnoun	(electronics) a MOSFET with a p-type channel (a semiconductor doped with an element creating a surplus of holes).
semiconductornoun	(physics) A substance with electrical properties intermediate between a good conductor and a good insulator.
insulated	Protected from heat, cold, noise etc, by being surrounded with an insulating material.
npnnoun	(electronics) Ellipsis of NPN transistor.
unitnoun	(mathematics) Oneness, singularity, seen as a component of a whole number; a magnitude of one.
fetnoun	(obsolete) To fetch.
amplifiernoun	(electronics) An appliance or circuit that increases the strength of a weak electrical signal without changing the other characteristics of the signal.
switchnoun	A device to turn electric current on and off or direct its flow.
triodenoun	A thermionic valve containing an anode, a cathode, and a control grid; small changes to the charge on the grid control the flow from cathode to anode, which makes amplification possible.
bjtnoun	(semiconductors) Initialism of bipolar junction transistor.
jfetnoun	(electronics) Initialism of junction field effect transistor.
mosfetnoun	(electronics) Acronym of metal oxide semiconductor field-effect transistor.
pnpnoun	(games) Synonym of PnP.
junctionnoun	A place where two things meet, especially where two roads meet.
bipolarnoun	Relating to or having bipolar disorder.
igbtnoun	(electronics) Initialism of insulated-gate bipolar transistor.
integrated circuitnoun	(semiconductors) A thin chip, usually of silicon, consisting of at least two interconnected semiconductor devices, mainly transistors.
solid-state devicenoun	(computing, technology) Any device which employs the electric, magnetic or optical properties of a solid, especially of semiconductors.
pass transistornoun	(electronics) A transistor used as a switch to pass logic levels between nodes of a circuit, instead of as a switch connected directly to a supply voltage.