transistorivahvistin
Appearance
Finnish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]transistori (“transistor”) + vahvistin (“amplifier”)
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˈtrɑnsistoriˌʋɑhʋistin/, [ˈt̪rɑ̝ns̠is̠to̞riˌʋɑ̝xʋis̠tin]
- Rhymes: -ɑhʋistin
- Hyphenation(key): tran‧sis‧tori‧vahvis‧tin
Noun
[edit]transistorivahvistin (dated)
- (electronics) transistor amplifier (amplifier built with transistors as amplifying elements as opposed to vacuum tubes)
Usage notes
[edit]- Currently (2020) practically all amplifiers are transistor amplifiers, and they are ususally called simply vahvistin (“amplifier, amp”).
Declension
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “transistorivahvistin”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03