transistor vs field-effect transistor

transistor and field-effect transistor both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
transistor	Yes	No	No	No
field-effect transistor	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, field-effect transistor is a hyponym of transistor; that is, field-effect transistor is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than transistor:

transistor: a semiconductor device capable of amplification
field-effect transistor: a transistor in which most current flows in a channel whose effective resistance can be controlled by a transverse electric field

Other hyponyms of transistor include FET, p-n-p transistor.

transistor (noun)	field-effect transistor (noun)
a semiconductor device capable of amplification	a transistor in which most current flows in a channel whose effective resistance can be controlled by a transverse electric field

transistor vs field-effect transistor

transistor and field-effect transistor both are nouns.

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