transistor
French, noun/tʁɑ̃.zis.tɔʁ/
transistor is spelled T-R-A-N-S-I-S-T-O-R (10 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written French, the 39,210th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Transistor is a French masculine noun meaning “transistor” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Composant électronique, constitué de matériaux semiconducteurs, utilisé pour redresser, amplifier…”.
What does transistor mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinetransistor
- 2
masculinetransistor radio
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Composant électronique, constitué de matériaux semiconducteurs, utilisé pour redresser, amplifier, interrompre des oscillations électriques. 2. Radio portative équipée de transistors et alimenté par des piles.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of transistor
- transistors plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce transistor?
- /tʁɑ̃.zis.tɔʁ/
- \tʁɑ̃.zis.tɔʁ\
- [tʁɑ̃.zis.tɔʁ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to transistor
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is transistor in French?
transistor appears about once in every 1 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).