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Meaning of Transistor | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
tɹænˈzɪs.tɚ

Definitions

  1. 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.
    dated, informal, metonymically

Equivalents

العربية الترنزستور ترانزستور
Български транзистор
Bosanski tranzistor tranzistorski транзистор транзисторски
Català transistor
Čeština tranďák tranzistor
Deutsch Transistor
Ελληνικά κρυσταλλοτρίοδος τρανζίστορ
Español transistor
Suomi transistori
Français transistor
Galego transistor
עברית טרנזיסטור
Hrvatski tranzistor tranzistorski транзистор транзисторски
Magyar tranzisztor
Bahasa Indonesia transistor
Íslenska smári
Italiano radiolina transistor transistore
日本語 トランジスタ
ქართული ტრანზისტორი
한국어 트랜지스터
Nederlands transistor
Polski tranzystor
Português transistor
Română tranzistor
Русский приёмник радиоприёмник транзистор
Српски tranzistor tranzistorski транзистор транзисторски
Svenska transistor
Türkçe transistör
Tiếng Việt bóng bán dẫn

Examples

“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).”
“Turn your transistor on and let the music play”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

transistor radio transistorisation transistorization Transistorize Transistorized Transistorizes

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