Noun
- 1. diode, rectifying tube, rectifying valve, tube, vacuum tube, thermionic vacuum tube, thermionic tube, electron tube, thermionic valve
- usage: a thermionic tube having two electrodes; used as a rectifier
- 2. diode, semiconductor diode, junction rectifier, crystal rectifier, semiconductor device, semiconductor unit, semiconductor
- usage: a semiconductor that consists of a p-n junction
WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University.
All rights reserved.Definition and meaning of diode (Dictionary)