Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

transistorize

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
tran-sis-tor-ize
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

Etymology

Etymology tree English transistor Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English transistorize From transistor + -ize.

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What does transistorize mean?
To equip an electronic circuit or device with transistors, especially to convert a device using an older technology to the use of transistors, particularly to make it smaller or more portable.
Where does transistorize come from?
Etymology tree English transistor Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English transistorize From transistor + -ize.

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