English Explanatory Dictionary

diode

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An electronic device that allows current to flow in one direction only; used chiefly as a rectifier.

Pronunciation

/ˈdaɪ.əʊd/ /ˈdaɪ.oʊd/ en-us-diode.ogg

Word forms

diode diodes

Etymology

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”).

Related words

anode cathode electrode heptode hexode nonode octode pentode tetrode triode

Derived words

diodelaser diodelike diodic Gunn diode junction diode laser diode light-emitting diode LED microdiode nanodiode photodiode Schottky diode tunnel diode Zener diode
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