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Meaning of "transistor" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD TRANSISTOR

Originally a trademark, from transfer + resistor, referring to the transfer of electric signals across a resistor.
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PRONUNCIATION OF TRANSISTOR

transistor  [trænˈzɪstə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TRANSISTOR

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preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Transistor is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES TRANSISTOR MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Transistor

A transistor is a semiconductor device used to amplify and switch electronic signals and electrical power. It is composed of semiconductor material with at least three terminals for connection to an external circuit. A voltage or current applied to one pair of the transistor's terminals changes the current through another pair of terminals. Because the controlled power can be higher than the controlling power, a transistor can amplify a signal. Today, some transistors are packaged individually, but many more are found embedded in integrated circuits. The transistor is the fundamental building block of modern electronic devices, and is ubiquitous in modern electronic systems. Following its development in 1947 by John Bardeen, Walter Brattain, and William Shockley, the transistor revolutionized the field of electronics, and paved the way for smaller and cheaper radios, calculators, and computers, among other things. The transistor is on the list of IEEE milestones in electronics, and the inventors were jointly awarded the 1956 Nobel Prize in Physics for their achievement.

Definition of transistor in the English dictionary

The definition of transistor in the dictionary is a transistor radio.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TRANSISTOR


administer
ədˈmɪnɪstə
blister
ˈblɪstə
forester
ˈfɒrɪstə
lister
ˈlɪstə
manchester
ˈmæntʃɪstə
minister
ˈmɪnɪstə
mister
ˈmɪstə
Mr
ˈmɪstə
oyster
ˈɔɪstə
phototransistor
ˌfəʊtəʊtrænˈzɪstə
register
ˈrɛdʒɪstə
resister
rɪˈzɪstə
resistor
rɪˈzɪstə
Rochester
ˈrɒtʃɪstə
sister
ˈsɪstə
turista
tʊˈrɪstə
twister
ˈtwɪstə
vista
ˈvɪstə
winchester
ˈwɪntʃɪstə
xyster
ˈzɪstə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TRANSISTOR

transiently
transientness
transilience
transiliency
transilient
transilluminate
transillumination
transilluminator
transire
transisthmian
transistorise
transistorize
transistorized
transit
transit camp
transit instrument
transit lounge
transit stop
transit system
transit theodolite

WORDS THAT END LIKE TRANSISTOR

adjustor
agistor
ancestor
assistor
Astor
bleeder resistor
castor
drift transistor
epitaxial transistor
field-effect transistor
hygristor
investor
junction transistor
Nestor
pastor
polyhistor
questor
thermistor
thyristor
varistor

Synonyms and antonyms of transistor in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «transistor» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TRANSISTOR

Find out the translation of transistor to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of transistor from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «transistor» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

晶体管
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

transistor
570 millions of speakers

English

transistor
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

ट्रांजिस्टर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تَرانْزِسْتُور
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

транзистор
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

transistor
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ট্র্যান্সিস্টর
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

transistor
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Transistor
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Transistor
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

トランジスター
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

트랜지스터
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Transistor
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

thiết bị bán dẫn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

டிரான்சிஸ்டர்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ट्रान्झिस्टर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

transistor
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

transistor
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

tranzystor
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

транзистор
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

tranzistor
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

τρανζίστορ
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

transistor
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

transistor
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

transistor
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of transistor

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TRANSISTOR»

The term «transistor» is very widely used and occupies the 17.212 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TRANSISTOR» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about transistor

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5 QUOTES WITH «TRANSISTOR»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word transistor.
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Alain Aspect
The main ingredient of the first quantum revolution, wave-particle duality, has led to inventions such as the transistor and the laser that are at the root of the information society.
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Cher
I remember a great America where we made everything. There was a time when the only thing you got from Japan was a really bad cheap transistor radio that some aunt gave you for Christmas.
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Stephen Elop
My younger brother will remember that he received a transistor radio for Christmas. I took it apart and it never worked again.
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Patti LuPone
I knew when I was a kid that I had a Broadway voice. I wanted to be a rocker, because I grew up in that era of transistor radios at the beach.
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Robert Palmer
My access to music when I was growing up was through pirate radio, you know, transistor radio under the pillow, listening to one more and then 'just one more' until your favourite track comes on.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TRANSISTOR»

Discover the use of transistor in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to transistor and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Principles of Transistor Circuits
The ninth edition has been thoroughly updated to cover the latest technology and applications, including computer circuit simulation, and many diagrams have been revised to bring them in line with current usage.
S W Amos, Mike James, 2000
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Quantum Transport: Atom to Transistor
Videostreamed lectures, keyed to specific sections of the book, are also available through the web. This book is primarily aimed at senior and graduate students.
Supriyo Datta, 2005
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The bipolar junction transistor
The second edition has been heavily refined to improve pedagogical efectiveness, including many new problems and worked-out examples.
Gerold W. Neudeck, 1989
4
Valve and Transistor Audio Amplifiers
This is John Linsley Hood's greatest work yet, describing the milestones that have marked the development of audio amplifiers since the earliest days to the latest systems.
John Linsley Hood, 1997
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Fundamentals of RF and Microwave Transistor Amplifiers
A Comprehensive and Up-to-Date Treatment of RF and Microwave Transistor Amplifiers This book provides state-of-the-art coverage of RF and microwave transistor amplifiers, including low-noise, narrowband, broadband, linear, high-power, high ...
Inder Bahl, 2009
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Build Your Own Transistor Radios: A Hobbyist's Guide to ...
Build Your Own Transistor Radios covers: Calibration tools and test generators TRF, regenerative, and reflex radios Basic and advanced superheterodyne radios Coil-less and software-defined radios Transistor and differential-pair oscillators ...
Ronald Quan, 2012
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Microwave transistor amplifiers: analysis and design
NEW--A 65% increase in the number of problems and figures. The main objective of this book has remained to present a unified treatment of the analysis and design of microwave transistor amplifiers using scattering parameters techniques.
Guillermo González, 1997
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Compact Hierarchical Bipolar Transistor Modeling with Hicum
This book aims to provide a solid basis for the understanding of modern compact models. Readership: R&D professionals and modeling/SPICE engineers in the semiconductor industry; graduate, research students and faculties at universities
Michael Schröter, 2010
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RF and Microwave Transistor Oscillator Design
This book presents up to date information on all aspects of oscillator design, enabling a selection of the best oscillator topologies with optimized noise reduction and electrical performance.
Andrei Grebennikov, 2007
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Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistor IGBT Theory and Design
After laying the groundwork in MOS and bipolar disciplines, the author constructs the foundation of power device physics necessary for clearly understanding the subject matter, including chapters on: Non-punchthrough, punchthrough, vertical ...
Vinod Kumar Khanna, 2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TRANSISTOR»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term transistor is used in the context of the following news items.
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TouchArcade Game of the Week: 'Transistor'
This week brought the surprise release of Supergiant Games' action RPG Transistor [$9.99], which released just over a year ago on Steam and PlayStation 4, ... «Touch Arcade, Jun 15»
2
The world's thinnest transistor is just three atoms thick
Researchers have discovered a new process for producing ultra-thin transistors, according to a paper published today in Nature. The devices are made from an ... «The Verge, Apr 15»
3
How Intel could prolong Moore's Law with new materials, transistors
Intel can continue to pack smaller transistors on its chips by using exotic materials and a new transistor design described by David Kanter, an analyst at Linley ... «PCWorld, Apr 15»
4
Transistor Made From Silicene for First Time
Drawing on an increasing amount of recent research demonstrating that silicene can survive—for at least a little while—outside the virtual world of computer ... «IEEE Spectrum, Feb 15»
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'Transistor,' 'Rogue Legacy' among free games for PlayStation Plus …
PlayStation 4 players will be able to download Supergiant Games' intriguing and beautiful action game Transistor and Apotheon. The second title is making its ... «Entertainment Weekly, Jan 15»
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Bastion Sells 3 Million, Transistor Hits 600000
As for Transistor, it's actually selling faster than Bastion when comparing sales data for each game's respective first months. Transistor was released in May 2014 ... «GameSpot, Jan 15»
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Anushka Sharma asks transistor as a memento from Rajkumar Hirani
Anushka Sharma has asked for the infamous transistor which was seen on the posters of PK. Confirming the same, Rajkumar Hirani revealed that Anushka has ... «Bollywood Hungama, Nov 14»
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US claims THz transistor speed record
Developed for US military lab DARPA, the ten-stage common-source amplifier showed 10dB gain at 1.0THz and 9dB at 1.03THz. The transistors are 25nm gate ... «ElectronicsWeekly.com, Oct 14»
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PK Poster : Anushka Sharma poses with the transistor
Aamir Khan created a stir as he posed nude with only the transistor for the first poster of PK. And now Anushka Sharma follows suit, as the actress dresses up in ... «Times of India, Oct 14»
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Anushka Sharma To Romance the Transistor in Next PK Poster
The transistor poster of actor Aamir Khan's upcoming film PK has stirred a lot of controversy in the film industry and beyond. And now the film's leading lady ... «NDTV, Oct 14»

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