diode en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈdaɪ.oʊd/ (General-American)
- (US) audio
- /ˈdaɪ.əʊd/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
From di- (“two”) + -ode. Learned formation, coined by William Henry Eccles in 1919, after Ancient Greek δίοδος (díodos, “passage through”), which however is formed not with δι- (di-, “two”) but with δια- (dia-, “through”).
Meanings
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An electronic device that allows current to flow in one direction only; used chiefly as a rectifier.
I propose to give the name diode to a tube with two electrodes.
1919 April 18, William Eccles, Electrician, page 475: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.
1949, Samuel Silver, Microwave Antenna Theory and Design, page 593:In this circuit when the diode is forward biased, the voltage across the diode remains fairly close to the diode's barrier potential.
2005, Robert Diffenderfer, Electronic Devices: Systems and Applications, page 69:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| diodes | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
memristor · drain · source · inductor · transistor · bias · emitter · insulator · conductor · capacitor · resistor
Deriveds
diodelike · junction diode · light-emitting diode · Zener diode · photodiode · nanodiode · Gunn diode · diodic · diodelaser · microdiode · Schottky diode · LED · tunnel diode · laser diode
Descendants
Relateds
hexode · triode · electrode · nonode · pentode · anode · octode · cathode · tetrode · heptode
Translations (51)
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