diode
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диод
Diode
An electronic device that allows current to flow in one direction onlyAn electronic device that allows current to flow in one direction only; used chiefly as a rectifier.
UK/ˈdaɪ.əʊd/US/ˈdaɪ.oʊd/
» Light-emitting diodes or LEDs need a lot less energy.
Meaning
1 sensesAn electronic device that allows current to flow in one direction only; used chiefly as a rectifier.
Diode
дио́дdiód
More definitions
- a semiconductor that consists of a p-n junction
- a thermionic tube having two electrodes; used as a rectifier
Examples
1 sentencesLight-emitting diodes or LEDs need a lot less energy.
Translations
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Origin
From di- (“two”) + -ode. Learned formation, coined by William Henry Eccles in 1919, afterFrom di- (“two”) + -ode. Learned formation, coined by William Henry Eccles in 1919, after Ancient Greek δίοδος (díodos, “passage through”), which however is formed not with δι- (di-, “two”) but with δια- (dia-, “through”).
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Forms
plural: diodesSynonyms
5 synonymsClose in meaning
- a semiconductor that consists of a p-n junction:semiconductor diodejunction rectifiercrystal rectifier
- a thermionic tube having two electrodes; used as a rectifier:rectifying tuberectifying valve