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noun
A transistor in which the emitter and collector barriers are formed by p-n junctions between semiconductor regions of opposite conductivity type.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
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noun
a semiconductor device capable of amplification
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: transistor, electronic transistor
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: semiconductor device, semiconductor unit, semiconductor
Narrower terms: field-effect transistor, FET, p-n-p transistor
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