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Pentode vs Transistor - What's the difference?

pentode | transistor |

As nouns the difference between pentode and transistor

is that pentode is a thermionic valve similar to a tetrode with the addition of a suppressor grid; was used in high quality audio and radio products while transistor is .

pentode

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • a thermionic valve similar to a tetrode with the addition of a suppressor grid; was used in high quality audio and radio products

    • 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