P-N-P TRANSISTOR

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does p-n-p transistor mean? 

• P-N-P TRANSISTOR (noun)
  The noun P-N-P TRANSISTOR has 1 sense:

1. a junction transistor having an n-type semiconductor between a p-type semiconductor that serves as an emitter and a p-type semiconductor that serves as a collector

  Familiarity information: P-N-P TRANSISTOR used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• P-N-P TRANSISTOR (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A junction transistor having an n-type semiconductor between a p-type semiconductor that serves as an emitter and a p-type semiconductor that serves as a collector

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Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("p-n-p transistor" is a kind of...):

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