As nouns the difference between resistor and transistor
is that resistor is one who resists, especially a person who fights against an occupying army 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.
resistor
English
Noun
(
en noun)
One who resists, especially a person who fights against an occupying army.
An electric component that transmits current in direct proportion to the voltage across it.
Derived terms
(an electric component that transmits current in direct proportion to the voltage across it)
* photoresistor
* thermistor
* varistor
Anagrams
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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