diode

Noun

Meaning

a semiconductor that consists of a p-n junction

a thermionic tube having two electrodes; used as a rectifier

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

rectifying valve rectifying tube junction rectifier crystal rectifier semiconductor diode ohm CPU CRT current computer circuit conductor electrode watt cycle
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Hypernyms

tube semiconductor electron tube vacuum tube semiconductor device thermionic valve

Hyponyms

led light-emitting diode

Related terms

electrode cathode anode pentode triode tetrode

Phrases with the word

Gunn diode luminescent diode emitting diode light emitting diode arrangement luminescence diode light-emitting diode printer

Anagrams

Dodie Edoid Oddie

Examples

We made a completely new kind of transistor (the NPN BJT, and in our development work, our researcher, Leo Esaki, demonstrated the electron tunneling effect, which led to the development of the tunnel diode for which he was awarded a Nobel Prize seventeen years later, after he had joined IBM. Akio Morita

A diode intended to protect the system from transient voltages was thought to have been damaged during repairs/installation of the pitch amplifier's printed circuit board, something that would not have been detected through bench tests. Source: Internet

A diode in a heat bath allows through currents in one direction and not the other. Source: Internet

A diode can also perform these nonlinear functions but the transistor provides more circuit flexibility. Source: Internet

Although LED forward voltage is far more current-dependent than a Zener diode, Zener diodes with breakdown voltages below 3 V are not widely available. Source: Internet

All solenoids and coils used on microprocessor games include a special reverse-biased diode to eliminate a high-voltage pulse of reverse EMF ( electromotive force ). Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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