transistorizev.
/tranˈzɪstərʌɪz/, /trɑːnˈzɪstərʌɪz/, /tranˈsɪstərʌɪz/, /trɑːnˈsɪstərʌɪz/, U.S. /trænˈzɪstəˌraɪz/ Now historical.
transitive. To design or make (an electronic device) that employs transistors, as opposed to thermionic valves. Also: to convert (an electronic system) to transistor-based technology.
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transistorize1952
1952 Electronics May 98 (title) Transistorizing communication equipment.
1963 T. D. Towers Transistor T.V. Receivers viii. 125/1 The line output stage has proved to be the most difficult part of the line time base to transistorise.
2011 T. J. Misa Leonardo to Internet (ed. 2) vii. 216 Bell had little choice but to delay transistorizing its telephone network until the 1960s.
Derivatives
tranˌsistoriˈzation n. the use of transistors in electronic devices; the adoption of transistor-based technology, as opposed to that based on thermionic valves.
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transistorization1952
1952 Proc. IRE 40 1529/1 A survey seems to be in order of what advantages and savings we could expect at the present time by using transistors instead of tubes in all possible places in airborne equipment. (‘Transistorisation’).
1969 Radio Times 4 Dec. 68 (advt.) The Ferguson Colourstar is brilliantly designed for reliability with full transistorisation and modular construction.
2011 Daily Tel. 22 Feb. 29/8 While Kihara is sometimes erroneously referred to as ‘Mr Walkman’, he in fact only laid the transistorisation and miniaturisation groundwork necessary to realise the audio cassette player.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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