Diode - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Diode : (noun)
1: a thermionic tube having two electrodes; used as a rectifier [syn: rectifying tube, rectifying valve]
2: a semiconductor that consists of a p-n junction [syn: semiconductor diode, junction rectifier, crystal rectifier]

Based on WordNet 2.0

Diode :

A semiconductor device which conducts electric current run in one direction only. This is the simplest kind of semiconductor device, it has two terminals and a single PN junction. One diode can be used as a half-wave rectifier or four as a full-wave rectifier.

(1995-03-14)

Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)