diodes

[dahy-ohd]

di·ode

[dahy-ohd]
noun Electronics.
a device, as a two-element electron tube or a semiconductor, through which current can pass freely in only one direction.

Origin:
1919; di-1 + -ode2
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An electrical device with two active terminals, an anode and a cathode, through which current passes more easily in one direction (from anode to cathode) than in the reverse direction. Diodes have many uses, including conversion of AC power to DC power, and the decoding of audio-frequency signals from radio signals.
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