transistor.

A semiconductor device used to amplify or switch electrical signals.

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Words that belong together

• transistor switch
• transistor amplifier

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A faulty transistor disabled the amplifier.

The board used a transistor to switch the motor.

Usage notes

Primary category: sci-fi. Forms: Singular transistor; plural transistors. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.