diode
pronunciation
How to pronounce diode in British English:
UK [ˈdaɪəʊd]
How to pronounce diode in American English:
US [ˈdaɪoʊd]
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- Noun:
- a thermionic tube having two electrodes; used as a rectifier
- a semiconductor that consists of a p-n junction
Word Origin
- diode (n.)
- 1886, from Greek di- "twice" + hodos "way" (see cede).
Example
- 1. Sony has also been working on ever-thinner technology , demonstrating a flexible full-color organic light emitting diode display .
- 2. To deal with this problem , dr novack and his collaborators are trying to embed a nanoscopic diode into the nantennae .
- 3. He uses a common diode laser , a simple lens and a power supply to generate an infra-red barrier that can cover a door or window .
- 4. For example , luca gammaitoni , a physicist at the university of perugia in italy , recently unveiled a type of switch known as a resonant tunnelling diode that benefits from noise in exactly this way .
- 5. This is also the second year that the national christmas tree on the white house lawn in washington is illuminated by light-emitting diode ( led ) lights .