transistorised

An adjective describing equipment that uses transistors instead of vacuum tubes; now largely obsolete due to modern integrated circuits.

• 🇩🇪Adjektiv, das Geräte oder Schaltungen beschreibt, die Transistoren anstelle von Elektronenröhren verwenden; heute weitgehend veraltet, da moderne Geräte integrierte Schaltkreise nutzen.

1. Equipped with transistors C1 formal technical

   Describes an electronic device that uses transistors instead of vacuum tubes for amplification or switching.

   • The old radio was transistorised, making it much more portable.
   • Transistorised circuits became popular in the 1960s.
   • He repaired a transistorised amplifier from the 1970s.

   🇩🇪transistorisiert

   Synonyme: solid-state

   Antonyme: thermionictubevacuum tubevalve

• more transistorised comparative form
• most transistorised superlative form

A verb meaning to equip or convert a device or system to use transistors instead of vacuum tubes; now largely historical.

• 🇩🇪Verb, das bedeutet, ein Gerät oder System mit Transistoren auszustatten oder umzurüsten, um Elektronenröhren zu ersetzen; heute weitgehend historischer Begriff.

1. Equip with transistors C2 formal technical

   To equip an electronic circuit or device with transistors, replacing older components like vacuum tubes.

   • The engineers decided to transistorise the old radio to improve its performance.
   • Many early computers were transistorised in the 1960s.
   • The company specialised in transistorising military communication equipment.

   🇩🇪Mit Transistoren ausstatten

• transistorised past participle
• transistorized past participle
• transistorised past simple
• transistorized past simple
• transistorising present participle
• transistorizing present participle
• transistorises third person singular
• transistorizes third person singular