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transistor

[tran-zis-ter] / trænˈzɪs tər /
NOUN
personal stereo
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L.A. literature: In a durably famous metaphor for Southern California, “The Crying of Lot 49’s” heroine, Oedipa, compares the sight of a distant sprawling suburb to a transistor radio’s printed circuit board.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

He could see, on that evening long ago, that this transistor would be easily manufacturable—manufacturable in great quantities.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026

The fire was right beneath a power line, and the transistor charred.

From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026

After collecting and reconstructing the imaging data, the researchers tracked the positions of atoms within the transistor channels.

From Science Daily • Mar. 5, 2026

We heard it together on the transistor radio, Heather and me.

From "The Wednesday Wars" by Gary D. Schmidt