Meaning & use
transistor
A small electronic device used to amplify or switch electrical signals and current.
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Modern computer chips contain billions of tiny transistors packed onto a single wafer.
The invention of the transistor made radios far smaller and more portable.
A note on using this word
Transistor also historically named the small portable radios that were popular after the device was invented in the 1950s.
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Another way to use it
2. noun
A small portable radio, especially one popular in the mid-twentieth century.
He listened to the ball game on an old transistor by the pool.
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