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- [dahy-ohd]
- /ˈdaɪ oʊd/
- /ˈdaɪ.əʊd/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [dahy-ohd]
- /ˈdaɪ oʊd/
Definitions of diode word
- noun diode a device, as a two-element electron tube or a semiconductor, through which current can pass freely in only one direction. 1
- noun diode A semiconductor device with two terminals, typically allowing the flow of current in one direction only. 1
- noun diode electronic device for one-way current 1
- noun Definition of diode in Technology (hardware, electronics) A semiconductor device which conducts electric current run in one direction only. This is the simplest kind of semiconductor device, it has two terminals and a single PN junction. One diode can be used as a half-wave rectifier or four as a full-wave rectifier. 1
- noun diode a semiconductor device containing one p-n junction, used in circuits for converting alternating current to direct current 0
- noun diode 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 0
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Origin of diode
First appearance:
before 1919 One of the 14% newest English words
First recorded in 1919; di-1 + -ode2
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Parts of speech for Diode
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diode popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
diode usage trend in Literature
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