transistornoun [ C ]
uk/trænˈzɪs.tər/us/trænˈzɪs.tɚ/a small electrical device containing a semiconductor, used in televisions, radios, etc. to control or increase an electric current
also transistor radio, informal trannie a small radio containing transistors, used especially in the past
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Electrical components & circuitry
- accumulator
- anode
- armature
- baseband chip
- capacitor
- cathode ray
- chip
- circuit
- circuit board
- commutator
- electrics
- electrode
- electromotive
- fuel cell
- fused
- grid
- integrated circuit
- negative pole
- NiCad
- parallel
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