diode

CEFRB1

/ˈdaɪ.əʊd/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    An electronic part that usually allows current to flow one way.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    An electronic device that allows current to flow in one direction only; used chiefly as a rectifier.

Examples

  • The diode is a key component in electronics.

  • The electronic circuit requires a light-emitting diode to indicate power.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
2
Parts of speech
1
Citations
3

Also pronounced

  • /ˈdaɪ.oʊd/

Deep Dive

More examples

In context

  • The diode rectified the alternating current.

  • I propose to give the name diode to a tube with two electrodes.

  • 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.

Quick test

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Question 1 · Quick check

In the circuit, the blank allows current to flow only in one direction.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

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”).