diode

English Thesaurus

1. a semiconductor that consists of a p-n junction (noun.artifact)

hypernym	:	semiconductor, semiconductor device, semiconductor unit,
definition	:	a conductor made with semiconducting material (noun.artifact)

hyponym	:	led, light-emitting diode,
definition	:	diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used (noun.artifact)

2. a thermionic tube having two electrodes; used as a rectifier (noun.artifact)

hypernym	:	electron tube, thermionic tube, thermionic vacuum tube, thermionic valve, tube, vacuum tube,
definition	:	electronic device consisting of a system of electrodes arranged in an evacuated glass or metal envelope (noun.artifact)