diode
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Etymology[edit]
di- + -ode Learned formation, coined by William Eccles in 1919, after Greek δίοδος.
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Noun[edit]
diode (plural diodes)
- An electronic device that allows current to flow in one direction only; used chiefly as a rectifier.
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1919 April 18, William Eccles, Electrician, page 475:
- I propose to give the name diode to a tube with two electrodes.
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1949, Samuel Silver, Microwave Antenna Theory and Design[1], page 593:
- If a crystal or a diode is used, the amplifier-voltmeter combination may be used with an amplitude-modulated source; or with a c-w source, the detector may be connected to a microammeter or galvanometer as an indicating device.
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2005, Robert Diffenderfer, Electronic Devices: Systems and Applications[2], page 69:
- In this circuit when the diode is forward biased, the voltage across the diode remains fairly close to the diode's barrier potential.
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Translations[edit]
electronic device
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Related terms[edit]
active semiconductor component
Derived terms[edit]
active semiconductor component
