transistor

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

tran·sis·tor [transistor transistors] BrE [trænˈzɪstə(r)] NAmE [trænˈzɪstər] BrE [trænˈsɪstə(r)] NAmE [trænˈsɪstər] noun
1. a small electronic device used in computers, radios, televisions, etc. for controlling an electric current as it passes along a ↑circuit
2. (also tranˌsistor ˈradio) (also informal tranny especially in BrE)a small radio with transistors
See also: ↑tranny

Word Origin:
1940s: from transconductance, on the pattern of words such as varistor.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  junction transistor, electronic transistor