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LIGHT-EMITTING DIODE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does light-emitting diode mean?
• LIGHT-EMITTING DIODE (noun)
The noun LIGHT-EMITTING DIODE has 1 sense:
1. diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
Familiarity information: LIGHT-EMITTING DIODE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
LED; light-emitting diode
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))
Context examples
Light-emitting diode therapy is type of photodynamic therapy which uses a special type of light to activate the drug.
(Light-emitting diode therapy, NCI Dictionary)
Calcium sulfide is used as pigment in paints, plastics, textiles, ceramic and glass and is also used in solar cells, smoke and radiation detectors, light-emitting diodes and photomultipliers.
(Cadmium Sulfide, NCI Thesaurus)
Within a couple of minutes, the liquid revived the bacteria, which produced enough electrons to power a light-emitting diode and a calculator.
(New Type of Battery Created from Paper, Fueled by Bacteria, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
Also called light-emitting diode therapy.
(LED therapy, NCI Dictionary)
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