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transistor

/trænˈzɪstə(r)/noun

उच्चारण ट्रैन्ज़िस्टर

ट्रांज़िस्टर (एक इलेक्ट्रॉनिक पुर्ज़ा)

Core word

noun
  1. 1

    [C] technical

    a small electronic device used in computers, radios and televisions for controlling an electric current as it passes along a circuit

    ट्रांज़िस्टर (एक इलेक्ट्रॉनिक पुर्ज़ा)

    • A modern computer chip contains billions of transistors.
    • Engineers can now place millions of transistors on a chip no larger than a fingernail.
  2. 2

    [C] old-fashioned

    a small radio that has transistors in it

    ट्रांज़िस्टर (छोटा रेडियो)

    • My grandfather listened to the cricket commentary on his transistor.
    • Grandmother still carries her little transistor to the garden to hear the morning bhajans.

    Synonyms radio

≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

radio

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General knowledge

The transistor was invented in 1947 at Bell Laboratories in the USA.

GK: transistor का आविष्कार 1947 में अमेरिका की Bell Laboratories में हुआ था।