transistor
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1. a semiconductor device capable of amplification (noun.artifact)
| hyponym | : | fet, field-effect transistor, |
| definition | : | a transistor in which most current flows in a channel whose effective resistance can be controlled by a transverse electric field (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | p-n-p transistor, |
| definition | : | 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 (noun.artifact) |
| part holonym | : | base, |
| definition | : | (electronics) the part of a transistor that separates the emitter from the collector (noun.artifact) |
| part holonym | : | collector, |
| definition | : | the electrode in a transistor through which a primary flow of carriers leaves the region between the electrodes (noun.artifact) |
| part holonym | : | emitter, |
| definition | : | the electrode in a transistor where electrons originate (noun.artifact) |
| domain category | : | electronics, |
| definition | : | the branch of physics that deals with the emission and effects of electrons and with the use of electronic devices (noun.cognition) |
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