Hypertext Webster Gateway: "diode"
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diode
n 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}]
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