FIELD-EFFECT TRANSISTOR

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A transistor in which most current flows in a channel whose effective resistance can be controlled by a transverse electric field

Synonyms:

FET; field-effect transistor

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Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("field-effect transistor" is a kind of...):

electronic transistor; junction transistor; transistor (a semiconductor device capable of amplification)

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