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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

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

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026

They could strengthen control over the transistor gate, or they could protect the mobility of the charge carriers moving through the device.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 9, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026

We’d grab the old transistor radio her parents had given her, go outside at night, raise the antenna, and point it at the stars.

From "Ugly" by Robert Hoge

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

They engineered two versions of bacterial transistors that respond to a molecule called OC 6.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 4, 2026

In principle, they could enable transistors that are smaller, faster, and more energy efficient than today's devices.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 9, 2026

As transistors shrink toward the dimensions of individual atoms, those interfaces could become some of the most important parts of the devices themselves.

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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