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Topic: ELECTRICAL

Date: 1900-2000
Origin: transfer + resistor

transistor

 noun
     
tran‧sis‧tor [countable]
1TEE a small piece of electronic equipment in radios, televisions etc that controls the flow of electricity
2TCB a transistor radio
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