transistorized

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

• 🇫🇷Adjectif décrivant un équipement électronique qui utilise des transistors au lieu de tubes à vide ; désormais largement obsolète en raison de la généralisation des circuits intégrés.

1. Equipped with transistors C1 formal technical

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

   • The first transistorized radios were much smaller than their tube-based predecessors.
   • Engineers developed a fully transistorized computer in the 1960s.
   • This transistorized amplifier is more efficient and durable.

   🇫🇷équipé de transistors

   Synonymes: solid-state

   Antonymes: tubedvacuum tube

• more transistorized comparative form
• most transistorized superlative form

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

• 🇫🇷Verbe signifiant équiper ou convertir un appareil ou un système pour utiliser des transistors au lieu de tubes à vide ; aujourd'hui en grande partie un terme historique.

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.

   🇫🇷Transistoriser

• 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