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Transistor vs Inductor - What's the difference?

transistor | inductor |

As nouns the difference between transistor and inductor

is that 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 while inductor is a passive device that introduces inductance into an electrical circuit.

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

    inductor

    English

    (wikipedia inductor)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (physics) a passive device that introduces inductance into an electrical circuit
  • (medicine) an evocator or an organizer

    • Synonyms

    * (passive electrical device): coil

    Related terms

    * inductance

    See also

    * resistor * capacitor