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    JUNCTION TRANSISTOR

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    A semiconductor device capable of amplificationplay

    Synonyms:

    electronic transistor; junction transistor; transistor

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting man-made objects

    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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