diode
English
editEtymology
editFrom di- + -ode. Learned formation, coined by William Eccles in 1919, after Ancient Greek δίοδος (díodos).
Pronunciation
edit- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈdaɪəʊd/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈdaɪoʊd/
Audio (US): (file) - Rhymes: (UK) -aɪəʊd, (US) -aɪoʊd
Noun
editdiode (plural diodes)
- (electronics) An electronic device that allows current to flow in one direction only; used chiefly as a rectifier.
- 1919 April 18, William Eccles, Electrician, page 475:
- I propose to give the name diode to a tube with two electrodes.
- 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.
- 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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editDescendants
edit- → French: diode (see there for further descendants)
Translations
editelectronic device
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Anagrams
editDanish
editPronunciation
editNoun
editdiode
Declension
editDeclension of diode
See also
edit- pn-overgang (“p-n junction”)
- lederretning (“direction of forward bias”)
- spærreretning (“direction of reverse bias”)
Further reading
edit- “diode” in Den Danske Ordbog
French
editEtymology
editPronunciation
editNoun
editdiode f (plural diodes)
Descendants
edit- → Turkish: diyot
Further reading
edit- “diode”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Indonesian
editEtymology
editFrom Dutch diode, from English diode.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editdiodê (plural diode-diode, first-person possessive diodeku, second-person possessive diodemu, third-person possessive diodenya)
Alternative forms
editDerived terms
editFurther reading
edit- “diode” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
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