transistorizedadj.
/tranˈzɪstərʌɪzd/, /trɑːnˈzɪstərʌɪzd/, /tranˈsɪstərʌɪzd/, /trɑːnˈsɪstərʌɪzd/, U.S. /trænˈzɪstəˌraɪzd/ Now chiefly historical and in historical contexts.
Of a device or system: employing transistors, as opposed to thermionic valves.
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transistorized1952
1952 Bell Syst. Techn. Jrnl. 31 1252 Various timing and registry functions are provided by transistorized counter.
2013 K. E. Drexler Radical Abundance iv. 48 For half a century now the leading technology has been in essence the same—transistorized circuits on the surface of silicon chips.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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