transistor
noun /trænˈzɪstə(r)/
/trænˈzɪstər/
- a small electronic device used in computers, radios, televisions, etc. for controlling an electric current as it passes along a circuit
Topics Engineeringc1晶体管 - (also transistor radio)(also informal tranny especially in British English)a small radio with transistors
Topics TV, radio and newsc2晶体管收音机
词源1940s: from transconductance, on the pattern of words such as varistor.