diode
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English
Etymology
di- + -ode. Learned formation, coined by William Eccles in 1919, after Ancient Greek δίοδος (díodos).
Pronunciation
Noun
diode (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.
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Descendants
- → French: diode (see there for further descendants)
Translations
electronic device
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Anagrams
Danish
Pronunciation
Noun
diode
Declension
Declension of diode
See also
- pn-overgang (“p-n junction”)
- lederretning (“direction of forward bias”)
- spærreretning (“direction of reverse bias”)
Further reading
- “diode” in Den Danske Ordbog
French
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
diode f (plural diodes)
Descendants
- → Turkish: diyot
Further reading
- “diode”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.
Indonesian
Etymology
From Dutch diode, from English diode.
Pronunciation
Noun
diodê (plural diode-diode, first-person possessive diodeku, second-person possessive diodemu, third-person possessive diodenya)
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Further reading
- “diode” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.