Transistor

//tɹænˈzɪs.tɚ//

Synonyms for "transistor" (9 found)

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Closest matches (2)

base collector

Strong matches (3)

diode

Noun(2 words)

electronic transistor junction transistor

Related words (4)

parts radio radio receiver vacuum tube

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

7 relation types

More general

3 entries

semiconductor semiconductor device semiconductor unit

derived

11 entries

FET TFT UJT junction transistor pass transistor post-transistor silicon planar epitaxial transistor thin-film transistor transistor radio transistorize transistorized

derived from

2 entries

resistor transfer

has context

1 entries

electronics

is a

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electronic component semiconductor semiconductor device

part of

2 entries

circuit elctronic device

related to

12 entries

amplification device function modulation semiconductor signal solid state stabilization switching terminal transistor radio voltage

Translations

56 translations across 36 languages.

Arabic

1 entries

تْرَانْزِسْتُور noun (solid-state semiconductor device, with three terminals)

Bulgarian

2 entries

транзи́стор noun (solid-state semiconductor device, with three terminals)
транзи́стор noun (small portable radio)

Catalan

2 entries

transistor noun (solid-state semiconductor device, with three terminals)
transistor noun (small portable radio)

Chinese Cantonese

3 entries

原子粒 noun (solid-state semiconductor device, with three terminals)
晶體管 /晶体管 noun (solid-state semiconductor device, with three terminals)
電晶體 /电晶体 noun (solid-state semiconductor device, with three terminals)

Chinese Mandarin

2 entries

晶體管 /晶体管 noun (solid-state semiconductor device, with three terminals)
電晶體 /电晶体 noun (solid-state semiconductor device, with three terminals)

Czech

3 entries

tranzistor noun (solid-state semiconductor device, with three terminals)
tranzistor noun (small portable radio)
tranďák noun (small portable radio)

Dutch

1 entries

transistor noun (solid-state semiconductor device, with three terminals)

Estonian

2 entries

transistor noun (solid-state semiconductor device, with three terminals)
transistor noun (small portable radio)

Finnish

1 entries

transistori noun (solid-state semiconductor device, with three terminals)

French

1 entries

transistor noun (solid-state semiconductor device, with three terminals)

Galician

2 entries

transistor noun (solid-state semiconductor device, with three terminals)
transistor noun (small portable radio)

Georgian

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ტრანზისტორი noun (solid-state semiconductor device, with three terminals)

German

1 entries

Transistor noun (solid-state semiconductor device, with three terminals)

Greek

2 entries

κρυσταλλοτρίοδος noun (solid-state semiconductor device, with three terminals)
τρανζίστορ noun (solid-state semiconductor device, with three terminals)

Hebrew

2 entries

טרנזיסטור noun (solid-state semiconductor device, with three terminals)
טרנזיסטור noun (small portable radio)

Hungarian

1 entries

tranzisztor noun (solid-state semiconductor device, with three terminals)

Icelandic

1 entries

smári noun (solid-state semiconductor device, with three terminals)

Indonesian

1 entries

transistor noun (solid-state semiconductor device, with three terminals)

Italian

3 entries

radiolina noun (small portable radio)
transistor noun (solid-state semiconductor device, with three terminals)
transistore noun (solid-state semiconductor device, with three terminals)

Japanese

1 entries

トランジスタ noun (solid-state semiconductor device, with three terminals)

Khmer

1 entries

ត្រង់ស៊ីស្ទ័រ noun (solid-state semiconductor device, with three terminals)

Korean

1 entries

트랜지스터 noun (solid-state semiconductor device, with three terminals)

Latvian

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transistors noun (solid-state semiconductor device, with three terminals)

Lithuanian

2 entries

tranzistorius noun (solid-state semiconductor device, with three terminals)
tranzistorius noun (small portable radio)

Malay

1 entries

transistor noun (solid-state semiconductor device, with three terminals)

Māori

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whitiārai noun (solid-state semiconductor device, with three terminals)

Polish

2 entries

tranzystor noun (solid-state semiconductor device, with three terminals)
tranzystor noun (small portable radio)

Portuguese

1 entries

transístor noun (solid-state semiconductor device, with three terminals)

Romanian

1 entries

tranzistor noun (solid-state semiconductor device, with three terminals)

Russian

4 entries

приёмник noun (small portable radio)
радиоприёмник noun (small portable radio)
транзи́стор noun (solid-state semiconductor device, with three terminals)
транзи́стор noun (small portable radio)

Serbo-Croatian

2 entries

tranzistor noun (solid-state semiconductor device, with three terminals)
транзистор noun (solid-state semiconductor device, with three terminals)

Spanish

1 entries

transistor noun (solid-state semiconductor device, with three terminals)

Swedish

2 entries

transistor noun (solid-state semiconductor device, with three terminals)
transistor noun (small portable radio)

Tagalog

1 entries

saligwil noun (solid-state semiconductor device, with three terminals)

Turkish

1 entries

transistör noun (solid-state semiconductor device, with three terminals)

Vietnamese

1 entries

bóng bán dẫn noun (solid-state semiconductor device, with three terminals)

Sample sentences

11 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

The invention of the transistor introduced a new era.

Source: tatoeba (36921)

The invention of the transistor marked a new era.

Source: tatoeba (36922)

I have to change the battery of my transistor radio.

Source: tatoeba (666041)

Moore's Law states that transistor density doubles every 18 to 24 months.

Source: tatoeba (2660330)

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