emitter

English Thesaurus

1. the electrode in a transistor where electrons originate (noun.artifact)

hypernym	:	electrode,
definition	:	a conductor used to make electrical contact with some part of a circuit (noun.artifact)

part meronym	:	electronic transistor, junction transistor, transistor,
definition	:	a semiconductor device capable of amplification (noun.artifact)

derivation	:	emit, give off, give out,
definition	:	give off, send forth, or discharge; as of light, heat, or radiation, vapor, etc. (verb.weather)

derivation	:	emit, give off, give out,
definition	:	give off, send forth, or discharge; as of light, heat, or radiation, vapor, etc. (verb.weather)