light-emitting diode

light-e·mit·ting di·ode

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Definitions of light-emitting diode words

noun light-emitting diode LED. 1
noun Definition of light-emitting diode in Technology (electronics) (LED) a type of diode that emits light when current passes through it. Depending on the material used the colour can be visible or infrared. LEDs have many uses, visible LEDs are used as indicator lights on all sorts of electronic devices and in moving-message panels, while infrared LEDs are the heart of remote control devices. See also smoke-emitting diode. 1
noun light-emitting diode a diode of semiconductor material, such as gallium arsenide, that emits light when a forward bias is applied, the colour depending on the semiconductor material: used as off/on indicators 0
noun light-emitting diode LED 0
noun light-emitting diode (physics) a rectifying semiconductor device which converts electrical energy into electromagnetic radiation of a wavelength in or near the visible spectrum of light. 0

before 1965

One of the 2% newest English words

First recorded in 1965-70

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