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transistor

Syllables: tran·sis·tor/tɹænˈzɪs.tɚ/

transistor noun: a solid-state semiconductor device, with three terminals, which can be used for amplification, switching, voltage stabilization, signal modulation, and many other functions.

transistor: a solid-state semiconductor device, with three terminals, which can be used for amplification,...
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Noun

transistor (plural transistors)

  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.
    • Switches and transistors control the flow of electricity like valves and faucets control water. Resistors limit the flow of electricity. […] Light is transmitted from the color LED, through the fiber optic cable, to control the NPN transistor (Q2) and red LED (D1).2017 October, “Snap Circuits Light”, in Snap Circuits, Elenco, pages 9, 59
  2. (dated, informal, metonymically) A transistor radio.
    • Turn your transistor on and let the music play1978, Billy Joel, Half a Mile Away

transistor meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu

transistor in Hindi

ट्रांजिस्टर, ट्रांज़िस्टर, ट्रान्ज़िस्टर

transistor in Tamil

திரிதடையம், மூவாயி, திரிதடையகம்

transistor in Marathi

ट्रान्झिस्टर, ट्रांझिस्टर

transistor in Urdu

ٹرانجسٹر, ٹرانزسٹر, ٹرانجسٹور
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transistor in Bengali
ট্রানজিস্টার ṭranjisṭar
transistor in Telugu
ట్రాన్సిస్టర్, ట్రాన్స్యిస్టర్, ట్రాన్స్సిస్టర్
transistor in Malayalam
ട്രാൻസിസ്റ്റർ, ട്രാൻസസ്റ്റർ, ട്രൻസിസ്റ്റർ
transistor in Kannada
ವಿದ್ಯುನ್ನಿಯಂತ್ರಕ, ರೇಡಿಯೋ
transistor in Punjabi
ਟ੍ਰਾਂਜਿਸਟਰ, ਟਰਾਂਜਿਸਟਰ, ਟਰਾਂਜ਼ਿਸਟਰ
transistor in Gujarati
ટ્રાન્ઝિસ્ટર, ટ્રાંઝિસ્ટર
transistor in Odia
ଟ୍ରାନଜିଷ୍ଟର, ଟ୍ରାନଜିଷ୍ଟର୍, ଟ୍ରାଞ୍ଜିଷ୍ଟର୍
transistor in Nepali
ट्रान्जिस्टर, ट्रानजिस्टर, ट्रान्सिस्टर
transistor in Tagalog
saligwil
transistor in Arabic
تْرَانْزِسْتُور tranzistur
transistor in Malay
transistor
transistor in Indonesian
transistor
transistor in Vietnamese
bóng bán dẫn

Examples of transistor in a sentence

  • When the current exceeds the limit, the controller gates off the transistor.
  • Across the border, in Delhi, a similar transistor radio was playing the same station.
  • Every two or three years, the chipsters managed to quadruple the number of transistors per chip.

All 21 example sentences with transistor

Forms of transistor

pluraltransistors

Plural of transistor: transistors

Origin of transistor

Blend of transfer + resistor. Said to have been coined by American engineer John Robinson Pierce in 1947, who used transresistance as the basis for forming transistor.

Words formed from transistor

Phrases with transistor

Words that rhyme with transistor

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Questions about transistor

What does transistor mean?
Transistor means a solid-state semiconductor device, with three terminals, which can be used for amplification, switching, voltage stabilization, signal modulation, and many other functions.
What is transistor in Hindi?
Transistor in Hindi is ट्रांजिस्टर, ट्रांज़िस्टर, ट्रान्ज़िस्टर. See Transistor meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is transistor?
Transistor is a noun.
How do you pronounce transistor?
Transistor is pronounced /tɹænˈzɪs.tɚ/ (US).
What is the plural of transistor?
The plural of transistor is transistors.

Words near transistor in the dictionary

  1. transischiac
  2. transischial
  3. transiso
  4. transisthmian
  5. transisthmic
  6. transistor
  7. transistor radio
  8. transistor radios
  9. transistorisation
  10. transistorise
  11. transistorised

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Adapted from Wiktionary: transistor (page history and authors); transistor (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); transistor (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); transistor (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); transistor (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); ট্রানজিস্টার (Bengali) (page history and authors); transistor (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); transistor (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); transistor (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); transistor (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); transistor (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); transistor (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); transistor (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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