Meaning Of The Word Diode

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diode in American English
an electronic device with two electrodes, as either an electron tube with an anode and a cathode or a transistor with a pn junction, used mainly as a rectifier since it conducts current in only one direction
noun: a device, as a two-element electron tube or a semiconductor, through which current can pass freely in only one direction

diode in British English
noun: a semiconductor device containing one p-n junction, used in circuits for converting alternating current to direct current

diode in Electrical Engineering
noun: A diode is a semiconductor device used in circuits for converting alternating current to direct current

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