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light-emitting diode

light-emitting diode noun: a rectifying semiconductor device which converts electrical energy into electromagnetic radiation of a wavelength in or near the visible spectrum of light.

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Noun

light-emitting diode (plural light-emitting diodes)

  1. A rectifying semiconductor device which converts electrical energy into electromagnetic radiation of a wavelength in or near the visible spectrum of light.

light-emitting diode meaning in Tamil, Malayalam, Malay and Vietnamese

light-emitting diode in Tamil

ஒளி உமிழ்வு இருமுனையம்

light-emitting diode in Malayalam

പ്രകാശോത്‌സർജന ഡയോഡ്‌

light-emitting diode in Malay

rectifying semiconductor device
diod pemancar cahaya

light-emitting diode in Vietnamese

rectifying semiconductor device
ống hai cực phát quang, đèn ống hai cực

Forms of light-emitting diode

plurallight-emitting diodes

Words formed from light-emitting diode

Questions about light-emitting diode

What does light-emitting diode mean?
Light-emitting diode means a rectifying semiconductor device which converts electrical energy into electromagnetic radiation of a wavelength in or near the visible spectrum of light.
What is light-emitting diode in Tamil?
Light-emitting diode in Tamil is ஒளி உமிழ்வு இருமுனையம். See Light-emitting diode meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is light-emitting diode?
Light-emitting diode is a noun.
What is the plural of light-emitting diode?
The plural of light-emitting diode is light-emitting diodes.

Words near light-emitting diode in the dictionary

  1. light-collecting power
  2. light-dependent resistor
  3. light-duty
  4. light-duty vehicle
  5. light-duty vehicles
  6. light-emitting diode
  7. light-emitting diodes
  8. light-finger
  9. light-fingered
  10. light-fingeredness
  11. light-fingering

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Adapted from Wiktionary: light-emitting diode (page history and authors); light-emitting diode (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); light-emitting diode (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors). 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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