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LIGHT-EMITTING DIODE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
Synonyms:
LED; light-emitting diode
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("light-emitting diode" is a kind of...):
crystal rectifier; diode; junction rectifier; semiconductor diode (a semiconductor that consists of a p-n junction)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "light-emitting diode"):
OLED; organic light-emitting diode (a self-luminous diode (it glows when an electrical field is applied to the electrodes) that does not require backlighting or diffusers)
Holonyms ("light-emitting diode" is a part of...):
alphanumeric display; digital display (a display that gives the information in the form of characters (numbers or letters))
