diode
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- noun
- /ˈdaɪoʊd/
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diodo
- The circuit requires a diode to ensure that the current flows in only one direction.
- diode laser
- light-emitting diodes
- semiconductor diode
Can we drive diodes with DC or AC?
- Can we drive diodes with DC or AC?
- So he has a reverse diode across his LED too.
- They're running with three watts, so they're three Watt diodes.
- They they're light emitting diodes that constantly flash.
- Maybe you're thinking OK nerd, why is OLED or organic light emitting diode such a big deal?
- It's a light emitting diode that basically shoots the light almost straight down.
- I can write the equation for, you know, transistor and diodes and circuits, logical circuits.
- He does experiments that show bone emits light just like an LED diode.
Examples
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Oh, and remember when I said a diode blocks reverse current?
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Efficient light-emitting diodes based on microresonators will be useful for low-speed, low-power applications.
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Then it goes to this diode and another diode.
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OK, so I need this diode, it's a new diode.
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See the bright blue diode?
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You see, a laser diode creates this concentrated beam of light.
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It's a light emitting diode that basically shoots the light almost straight down.
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Can we drive diodes with DC or AC?
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With just one of these diodes, you could convert AC into a bumpy kind of DC.
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Switching from incandescent to light-emitting diodes would make the total energy savings nationwide quite large.
Academic text (1994)
Synonyms
A small electronic part used in power supplies and lights that lets electricity flow only one way
A small electronic part that lets electric current flow one way to make direct current
An electrical part that changes a two-way flow of electricity into a one-way flow for power supplies
A small electronic device that changes alternating current into direct current
A small electronic part that lets electricity flow in one direction when a metal point touches a crystal
An electronic tube that changes a back-and-forth flow of electricity into a one-way flow
A glass tube with two metal parts that changes alternating current into direct current
Compounds
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A small device that makes light when electricity flows through it, for example in traffic lights and screens
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A small electronic part that lets electric current flow one way to make direct current
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A very thin screen or light that makes light when electricity flows through special plastic materials
- Archaic
A small electronic part that lets electricity flow in one direction when a metal point touches a crystal
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A small electronic part used in power supplies and lights that lets electricity flow only one way
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A small electronic part that keeps voltage steady by letting current flow backwards at a set level
How Powerful
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Surface Forms
Morphology
diode = di + ode
Although historically formed from the combining forms di- ('two') + -ode ('way/path'), these are not productive standalone English words for most learners, so the modern meaning 'one-way electronic device' is not transparently derivable from the parts.
Etymology
Diode comes from Greek parts di- 'two' and -ode 'way', like 'road'. It was named for having two ends, and today a diode is an electronic part that lets electric current flow in only one direction, like a one-way road.