different between diode vs diodic

English

Etymology

di- +? -ode. Learned formation, coined by William Eccles in 1919, after Ancient Greek ?????? (díodos).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?da???d/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?da?o?d/

Noun

diode (plural diodes)

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

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Derived terms

Related terms

Descendants

• ? French: diode (see there for further descendants)

Translations

Anagrams

• Dodie, Edoid

Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d?i?o?ð?/

Noun

diode

1. (electronics) diode

Declension

See also

• pn-overgang (“p-n junction”)
• lederretning (“direction of forward bias”)
• spærreretning (“direction of reverse bias”)

Further reading

• “diode” in Den Danske Ordbog

French

Etymology

From English diode.

Pronunciation

Noun

diode f (plural diodes)

1. (electronics) diode

Descendants

• ? Turkish: diyot

Further reading

• “diode” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

English

Etymology

diode +? -ic

Adjective

diodic (not comparable)

1. (physics) Of, pertaining to, or functioning as a diode