• (America) IPA: /tɹænˈzɪs.tɚ/

transistor (plural transistors)

1. (semiconductors) A solid-state semiconductor device, with three terminals, which can be used for amplification, switching, voltage stabilization, signal modulation, and many other functions.
2. (dated, informal) A transistor radio.
   • 1978, Billy Joel, Half a Mile Away:

     Turn your transistor on and let the music play

• French: transistor
• German: Transistor
• Italian: transistore
• Portuguese: transístor
• Russian: транзи́стор
• Spanish: transistor

• Italian: radiolina
• Russian: транзи́стор