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Semiconductor vs Transistor - What's the difference?

semiconductor | transistor |

As nouns the difference between semiconductor and transistor

is that semiconductor is a substance with electrical properties intermediate between a good conductor and a good insulator while transistor is a solid-state semiconductor device, with three terminals, which can be used for amplification, switching, voltage stabilization, signal modulation, and many other functions.

semiconductor

English

(wikipedia semiconductor)

Noun

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

    • Related terms

    * conductor

    See also

    * germanium * silicium * silicon ----

    transistor

    English

    Noun

    (en noun) (wikipedia transistor)
  • a solid-state semiconductor device, with three terminals, which can be used for amplification, switching, voltage stabilization, signal modulation, and many other functions
  • (dated, informal) a transistor radio

    • Derived terms

    * transistorize * transistorized * transistor radio