Added 9 October 2026
diode
/ˈdaɪ.əʊd/ noun
In Latin: none, coined in 1919 Coined: 1919, by William Henry Eccles Wiktionary
noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about diode at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
- A thermionic tube having two electrodes; used as a rectifier.
- A semiconductor that consists of a p-n junction.
Origin
From di- (“two”) + -ode. Learned formation, coined by William Henry Eccles in 1919, after Ancient Greek δίοδος (díodos, “passage through”), which however is formed not with δι- (di-, “two”) but with δια- (dia-, “through”).
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