transistor

transistor
tran·sis·tor tranz-'is-tər, tran(t)s- n a solid-state electronic device that is used to control the flow of electricity in electronic equipment and consists of a small block of a semiconductor (as germanium) with at least three electrodes

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trans·is·tor (tran-zisґtər) a small wafer of semiconducting material having three electrodes, called the emitter, base, and collector, which perform functions similar to those of the cathode, grid, and plate of a vacuum tube.

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