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transistors

transistors is the plural of transistor.

Meaning of transistor

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

Phrases with transistors

Questions about transistors

What is transistors the plural of?
Transistors is the plural of transistor.

Words near transistors in the dictionary

  1. transistorize
  2. transistorized
  3. transistorizes
  4. transistorizing
  5. transistorless
  6. transistors
  7. transit
  8. transit bus
  9. transit buses
  10. transit busses
  11. transit instrument

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