Meanings
nounZener diode (plural Zener diodes)
plural Zener diodes
- businessA semiconductor junction device through which current flows normally in the forward direction, and in the reverse direction if a large voltage is applied.
Origin
From Clarence Zener, American physicist.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 齊納二極體 /齐纳二极体
- 齊納二極體 /齐纳二极体Translations
Finnish zenerdiodi
- zenerdiodiTranslations
German Z-Diode, Zener-Diode
- Z-DiodeTranslations
- Zener-DiodeTranslations
Polish dioda Zenera
- dioda ZeneraTranslations
Romanian diodă Zener
- diodă ZenerTranslations
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APA
Zener diode. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Zener%20diode
MLA
“Zener diode.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Zener%20diode. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Zener diode,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Zener%20diode.
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