Definitions
a semiconductor that consists of a p-n junction
Word origin
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”).
Used in a sentence
“I propose to give the name diode to a tube with two electrodes.”
“In this circuit when the diode is forward biased, the voltage across the diode remains fairly close to the diode's barrier potential.”
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01“One-way component”5 letters
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