transistor radio

noun

A (typically small and portable) radio receiver having transistors rather than thermionic valves; popular from the late 1950s.

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Meanings

nountransistor radio (plural transistor radios)

plural transistor radios

  1. datedA (typically small and portable) radio receiver having transistors rather than thermionic valves; popular from the late 1950s.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 晶體管收音機 /晶体管收音机, 電晶體收音機 /电晶体收音机
  • 晶體管收音機 /晶体管收音机 (jīngtǐguǎn shōuyīnjī)a small radio having transistors
  • 電晶體收音機 /电晶体收音机 (diànjīngtǐ shōuyīnjī)a small radio having transistors
Czech tranzistor, tranďák
  • tranzistora small radio having transistors
  • tranďáka small radio having transistors
Danish transistorradio, transistor
  • transistorradioa small radio having transistors
  • transistora small radio having transistors
Dutch transistorradio, transistor
  • transistorradioa small radio having transistors
  • transistora small radio having transistors
Finnish transistoriradio, matkaradio
  • transistoriradioa small radio having transistors
  • matkaradioa small radio having transistors
French transistor
  • transistora small radio having transistors
German Transistorradio
  • Transistorradioa small radio having transistors
Italian radiolina
  • radiolinaa small radio having transistors
Japanese トランジスタラジオ
  • トランジスタラジオ (toranjisuta rajio)a small radio having transistors
Korean 트랜지스터 라디오
  • 트랜지스터 라디오a small radio having transistors
Norwegian Bokmål transistorradio, transistor
  • transistorradioa small radio having transistors
  • transistora small radio having transistors
Polish tranzystor
  • tranzystora small radio having transistors
Russian транзи́сторный радиоприёмник, транзи́стор
  • транзи́сторный радиоприёмник (tranzístornyj radioprijómnik)a small radio having transistors
  • транзи́стор (tranzístor)a small radio having transistors
Swedish transistorradio, transistor
  • transistorradioa small radio having transistors
  • transistora small radio having transistors
Cite this entry
APA

transistor radio. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/transistor%20radio

MLA

“transistor radio.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/transistor%20radio. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “transistor radio,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/transistor%20radio.

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