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Definitions for Diode

[1] a device, as a two-element electron tube or a semiconductor, through which current can pass freely in only one direction.
[2] a semiconductor device containing one p-n junction, used in circuits for converting alternating current to direct current More formal name: semiconductor diode
[3] the earliest and simplest type of electronic valve having two electrodes, an anode and a cathode, between which a current can flow only in one direction. It was formerly widely used as a rectifier and detector but has now been replaced in most electrical circuits by the more efficient and reliable semiconductor diode

Words nearby Diode

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Origin of Diode

First recorded in 1919; di-1 + -ode2

Word origin for Diode

C20: from di- 1 + -ode ²