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DIODE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A semiconductor that consists of a p-n junction
Synonyms:
crystal rectifier; diode; junction rectifier; semiconductor diode
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("diode" is a kind of...):
semiconductor; semiconductor device; semiconductor unit (a conductor made with semiconducting material)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "diode"):
LED; light-emitting diode (diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A thermionic tube having two electrodes; used as a rectifier
Synonyms:
diode; rectifying tube; rectifying valve
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("diode" is a kind of...):
electron tube; thermionic tube; thermionic vacuum tube; thermionic valve; tube; vacuum tube (electronic device consisting of a system of electrodes arranged in an evacuated glass or metal envelope)
