n.
Pronunciation: tran- ' zis-t ə r, tran(t)- ' sis-
Function: noun
Etymology: 1 tran sfer + re sistor; from its transferring an electrical signal across a resistor
Date: 1948
1 : a solid-state electronic device that is used to control the flow of electricity in electronic equipment and usually consists of a small block of a semiconductor (as germanium) with at least three electrodes
2 : a transistorized radio