Meanings
nounlight-emitting diode (plural light-emitting diodes)
plural light-emitting diodes
- natural sciencesA rectifying semiconductor device which converts electrical energy into electromagnetic radiation of a wavelength in or near the visible spectrum of light.
Synonyms & antonyms
noundiode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
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Translations
Bulgarian светлодиод, светлоизлъчващ диод
- светлодиод (svetlodiod)rectifying semiconductor device
- светлоизлъчващ диод (svetloizlăčvašt diod)rectifying semiconductor device
Catalan díode emissor de llum
- díode emissor de llumrectifying semiconductor device
Chinese Cantonese 發光二極管 /发光二极管
- 發光二極管 /发光二极管 (faat³ gwong¹ ji⁶ gik⁶ gun²)rectifying semiconductor device
Chinese Mandarin 發光二極管 /发光二极管, 發光二極體 /发光二极体
- 發光二極管 /发光二极管 (fāguāng èrjíguǎn)rectifying semiconductor device
- 發光二極體 /发光二极体 (fāguāng èrjítǐ)rectifying semiconductor device
Danish lysdiode
- lysdioderectifying semiconductor device
Esperanto lum-eliganta diodo
- lum-eliganta diodorectifying semiconductor device
Estonian valgusdiood
- valgusdioodrectifying semiconductor device
Finnish loistediodi, hohtodiodi
- loistediodirectifying semiconductor device
- hohtodiodirectifying semiconductor device
- ledirectifying semiconductor device
French diode électroluminescente
- diode électroluminescenterectifying semiconductor device
German Leuchtdiode
- Leuchtdioderectifying semiconductor device
Hebrew דיודה פולאת אור, דפו״ר
- דיודה פולאת אור (dyóda polétet or)rectifying semiconductor device
- דפו״ר (dapór)rectifying semiconductor device
- לד (led)rectifying semiconductor device
Hungarian fénykibocsátó dióda
- fénykibocsátó diódarectifying semiconductor device
Icelandic ljósdíóða, ljóstvistur
- ljósdíóðarectifying semiconductor device
- ljóstvisturrectifying semiconductor device
- ljóstvískautrectifying semiconductor device
Japanese 発光ダイオード
- 発光ダイオード (hakkō daiōdo)rectifying semiconductor device
Korean 발광 다이오드
- 발광 다이오드 (balgwang daiodeu)rectifying semiconductor device
Malay diod pemancar cahaya
- diod pemancar cahayarectifying semiconductor device
Norwegian Bokmål lysdiode
- lysdioderectifying semiconductor device
Polish dioda elektroluminescencyjna
- dioda elektroluminescencyjnarectifying semiconductor device
Portuguese díodo emissor de luz
- díodo emissor de luzrectifying semiconductor device
Romanian diodă luminoasă, diodă luminescentă
- diodă luminoasărectifying semiconductor device
- diodă luminescentărectifying semiconductor device
- diodă electroluminescentărectifying semiconductor device
- diodă emițătoare de luminărectifying semiconductor device
Russian светоизлуча́ющий дио́д, светодио́д
- светоизлуча́ющий дио́д (svetoizlučájuščij diód)rectifying semiconductor device
- светодио́д (svetodiód)rectifying semiconductor device
Spanish diodo luminoso, diodo emisor de luz
- diodo luminosorectifying semiconductor device
- diodo emisor de luzrectifying semiconductor device
Swedish lysdiod
- lysdiodrectifying semiconductor device
Turkish ışık yayan diyot
- ışık yayan diyotrectifying semiconductor device
Ukrainian світлодіо́д
- світлодіо́д (svitlodiód)rectifying semiconductor device
Vietnamese ống hai cực phát quang, đèn ống hai cực
- ống hai cực phát quangrectifying semiconductor device
- đèn ống hai cựcrectifying semiconductor device
Welsh deuod allyrru golau
- deuod allyrru golaurectifying semiconductor device
Cite this entry
APA
light-emitting diode. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/light-emitting%20diode
MLA
“light-emitting diode.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/light-emitting%20diode. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “light-emitting diode,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/light-emitting%20diode.
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