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diode
- /ˈdaɪ.əʊd/ UK
- /ˈdaɪ.oʊd/ US
Rhymes with -aɪəʊd
Where it comes from
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”).
noun 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.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: crystal rectifier, junction rectifier, rectifying tube, rectifying valve, semiconductor diode, pentode, led, radium, pumped, zener, schottky, rectifier, photodiode, varactor, diverter, deflector
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noun electronic device
| Español | diodo |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 다이오드 daiodeu |
| 日本語 | ダイオード daiōdo |
| 中文 | 二極管 /二极管 èrjíguǎn, 二極體 /二极体 èrjítǐ |
| हिन्दी | डायोड ḍāyoḍ |
| Português | díodo |
| Français | diode |
| Deutsch | Diode |
| Italiano | diodo |
| Ελληνικά | δίοδος díodos |
| Română | diodă |
| Русский | дио́д diód |
| Tiếng Việt | ống hai cực, bóng lưỡng cực, đèn lưỡng cực, điôt |
| العربية | صِمَام ثُنَائِيّ ṣimām ṯunāʔiyy, ثَنَائِي دِيُود ṯanāʔī diyūd |
| עברית | דיודה dioda |
Talk about this word "diode." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/diode. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. diode. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/diode "diode." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/diode.Cite this
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title = {diode},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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