diode
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Learned formation, coined by William Eccles in 1919, after Greek δίοδος.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
diode (plural diodes)
- An electronic device that allows current to flow in one direction only; a valve.
- A two-terminal semiconductor device, having a p-n junction, used chiefly as a rectifier.
Translations[edit]
electronic device
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