Semiconductor vs. Transistor

Semiconductornoun

(physics) A substance with electrical properties intermediate between a good conductor and a good insulator.

Semiconductornoun

a substance as germanium or silicon whose electrical conductivity is intermediate between that of a metal and an insulator; its conductivity increases with temperature and in the presence of impurities

Semiconductornoun

a conductor made with semiconducting material

Semiconductor

A semiconductor material has an electrical conductivity value falling between that of a conductor, such as metallic copper, and an insulator, such as glass. Its resistivity falls as its temperature rises; metals behave in the opposite way.

Transistornoun

A solid-state semiconductor device, with three terminals, which can be used for amplification, switching, voltage stabilization, signal modulation, and many other functions.

Transistornoun

A transistor radio.

Transistornoun

a component used in electronic devices consisting of three regions of at least two types of a semiconducting material, such as doped silicon, connected to each other and to three electrodes in a conducting path so as to modify the current or voltage in an electronic circuit.

Transistornoun

a semiconductor device capable of amplification

Transistornoun

a semiconductor device with three connections, capable of amplification in addition to rectification.

Transistornoun

a portable radio using circuits containing transistors rather than valves.

Transistor

A transistor is a semiconductor device used to amplify or switch electronic signals and electrical power. Transistors are one of the basic building blocks of modern electronics.