Startled by the intense beam he produced when he rigged the diode to his bike generator, he recalls saying to his partner that a child could read by the light of a single diode.
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Diode
/ˈdaɪ.əʊd/
Synonyms for "diode" (9 found)
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Closest matches (2)
Noun(2 words)
semiconductor diodecrystal rectifier
Strong matches (3)
Noun(3 words)
junction rectifierpn junction dioderectifier diode
Related words (4)
Noun(4 words)
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11 entrieselectron tubeelectronic componentsemiconductorsemiconductor devicesemiconductor unitthermionic tubethermionic vacuum tubethermionic valvetubetwo-terminal devicevacuum tube
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4 entriesPIN diodeSchottky diodeZener diodevaractor diode
Collocations
6 entriesdiode arrayforward biasrectifier diodereverse biassemiconductor diodesilicon diode
Inflections
1 entriesDerivations
2 entriesdiode arraydiode-based
Sample sentences
4 total sentences available.
I propose to give the name diode to a tube with two electrodes.
Source: wiktionary
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.
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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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