transistor
tran·sis·tor
noun
1.
Origin
Blend of transfer + resistor. Said to have been coined by American engineer John Robinson Pierce in 1947, who used transresistance as the basis for forming transistor.
Phrases
- junction transistor
- pass transistor
- silicon planar epitaxial transistor
- thin-film transistor
- transistor radio
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