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transistor

[tran-zis-ter] / trænˈzɪs tər /
NOUN
personal stereo
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We followed games on transistor radios and TV, and did our best to imitate star players.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

These cells convert the OHC 14 signal into another output that can serve as the input for the next transistor.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 4, 2026

By the 50s it was making tape recorders and transistor radios.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026

“Back then transistor radios were real popular,” David said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026

A transistor radio tuned to the Big APE radio in Jacksonville blared through the locker room with a song by Peter, Paul, and Mary.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy

Their computations, which are in effect the switching on and off of microscopic silicon transistors that make up a chip, are actually silent.

From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026

Depending on a separate switch input, the system sends that information through different relay strains before passing it to additional transistors for further processing.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 4, 2026

By connecting multiple transistors, the team also created more sophisticated systems.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 4, 2026

More importantly, the devices demonstrated a combination that has been difficult to achieve in atomically thin transistors: very thin dielectric scaling, strong electrostatic control, and sustained carrier transport.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 9, 2026

Couples were drinking and whispering on the grass, and the transistors were turned down.

From "The Contender" by Robert Lipsyte




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