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Noun: p-n-p transistor
  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
    "The engineer used a p-n-p transistor in the amplifier circuit"

Derived forms: p-n-p transistors

Type of: electronic transistor, junction transistor, transistor

Encyclopedia: P-n-p transistor