diode
noun/ˈdaɪəʊd/
/ˈdaɪəʊd/
(specialist)- an electronic device in which the electric current passes in one direction only, for example a silicon chipTopics Engineeringc2Word Originearly 20th cent.: from di- ‘two’ + a shortened form of electrode.
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