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transistor

UK/træn'zistә/US
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Definitions

n.

A small semiconductor device with three terminals used to amplify or switch electronic signals; a transistor radio.

晶体管;晶体管收音机

Root Breakdown

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transistorother
=transistor

Common Collocations

  • 1.transistor radio晶体管收音机
  • 2.transistor amplifier晶体管放大器
  • 3.bipolar transistor双极型晶体管
  • 4.field-effect transistor场效应晶体管

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The invention of the transistor revolutionized the electronics industry in the 20th century.

  • 2.

    He listened to the football match on his old transistor radio.

  • 3.

    Modern microchips contain billions of transistors packed into a tiny space.

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