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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024di•ode /ˈdaɪoʊd/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Electronicsa device through which current can pass freely in only one direction.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024di•ode (dī′ōd),USA pronunciation n. [Electronics.]- Electronicsa device, as a two-element electron tube or a semiconductor, through which current can pass freely in only one direction.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: diode /ˈdaɪəʊd/ n - a semiconductor device containing one p-n junction, used in circuits for converting alternating current to direct current
- 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
Etymology: 20th Century: from di-1 + -ode² |