diode
UK/ˈdaɪ.əʊd//ˈdaɪ.oʊd/
diode noun: an electronic device that allows current to flow in one direction only; used chiefly as a rectifier.
Noun
diode (plural diodes)
- An electronic device that allows current to flow in one direction only; used chiefly as a rectifier.
- I propose to give the name diode to a tube with two electrodes.1919 April 18, William Eccles, Electrician, page 475
- 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.1949, Samuel Silver, Microwave Antenna Theory and Design, page 593
diode meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
diode in Hindi
- electronic device
- डायोड ḍāyoḍ
diode in Tamil
- இருமுனையம், இருமைவாயில், டையோடு, தயோடு
diode in Marathi
- डायोड
diode in Urdu
- ڈایڈڈ, ڈائیوڈ, ڈایوڈ
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- diode in Bengali
- ডায়োড
- diode in Telugu
- డయోడ్, డైయోడ్, డియోడ్
- diode in Malayalam
- ഡയോഡ്, ഡൈയോഡ്
- diode in Kannada
- ಡಯೋಡ್, ಡೈಯೋಡ್, ಡಿಯೋಡ್
- diode in Punjabi
- ਡਾਇਓਡ, ਡਾਯੋਡ, ਡਾਇਆਡ
- diode in Gujarati
- ડાયોડ
- diode in Odia
- ଡାଯ଼ୋଡ୍, ଡାଯ଼ୋଡ, ଡାଯୋଡ
- diode in Nepali
- डायोड, डयोड
- diode in Tagalog
- duhandas, diyodo
- diode in Arabic
- صِمَام ثُنَائِيّ ṣimām ṯunāʔiyy, ثَنَائِي دِيُود ṯanāʔī diyūd
- diode in Malay
- diod
- diode in Indonesian
- diode
- diode in Persian
- دیود diyod
- diode in Thai
- ไดโอด daiòht
- diode in Vietnamese
- ống hai cực, bóng lưỡng cực, đèn lưỡng cực, điôt
Examples of diode in a sentence
- The laser was pot modded, so eventually its diode burned out with overuse.
- Red diode in button illuminates when camera runs at speed set in five-digit speed selector.
- Accidental overvoltage or overrange protection is provided by fast recovery diodes and zener clamps.
Forms of diode
| plural | diodes |
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Origin of diode
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”).
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Questions about diode
- What does diode mean?
- Diode means an electronic device that allows current to flow in one direction only; used chiefly as a rectifier.
- What is diode in Hindi?
- Diode in Hindi is डायोड (ḍāyoḍ). See Diode meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is diode?
- Diode is a noun.
- How do you pronounce diode?
- Diode is pronounced /ˈdaɪ.əʊd/ (UK).
- What is the plural of diode?
- The plural of diode is diodes.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: diode (page history and authors); diode (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); diode (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); diode (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); diode (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); diode (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); diode (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); diode (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); diode (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); diode (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); diode (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); diode (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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