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JUNCTION TRANSISTOR
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Dictionary entry overview: What does junction transistor mean?
• JUNCTION TRANSISTOR (noun)
The noun JUNCTION TRANSISTOR has 1 sense:
1. a semiconductor device capable of amplification
Familiarity information: JUNCTION TRANSISTOR used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A semiconductor device capable of amplification
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
electronic transistor; junction transistor; transistor
Hypernyms ("junction transistor" is a kind of...):
semiconductor; semiconductor device; semiconductor unit (a conductor made with semiconducting material)
Meronyms (parts of "junction transistor"):
base ((electronics) the part of a transistor that separates the emitter from the collector)
collector (the electrode in a transistor through which a primary flow of carriers leaves the region between the electrodes)
emitter (the electrode in a transistor where electrons originate)
Domain category:
electronics (the branch of physics that deals with the emission and effects of electrons and with the use of electronic devices)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "junction transistor"):
FET; field-effect transistor (a transistor in which most current flows in a channel whose effective resistance can be controlled by a transverse electric field)
p-n-p transistor (a junction transistor having an n-type semiconductor between a p-type semiconductor that serves as an emitter and a p-type semiconductor that serves as a collector)
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