electronic transistor

Definitions of electronic transistor

1. noun

   a semiconductor device capable of amplification
   synonyms: junction transistor, transistor

   types:

   FET, field-effect transistor

   a transistor in which most current flows in a channel whose effective resistance can be controlled by a transverse electric field

   p-n-p transistor

   a junction transistor having an n-type semiconductor between a p-type semiconductor that serves as an emitter and a p-type semiconductor that serves as a collector

   type of:

   semiconductor, semiconductor device, semiconductor unit

   a conductor made with semiconducting material