Meanings
nounphotodiode (plural photodiodes)
plural photodiodes
- businessA semiconductor two-terminal component whose electrical characteristics are light-sensitive.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂-
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰéh₂os
- Proto-Hellenic*pʰáwos
- Ancient Greekφᾰ́ος (phắos)
- Ancient Greekφῶς (phôs)
- Ancient Greekφωτο- (phōto-)
- Englishphoto-
- Englishdiode
- Englishphotodiode
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 敏二極體 /敏二极体, 敏二極管 /敏二极管
- 敏二極體 /敏二极体 (mǐn'èrjítǐ)semiconductor
- 敏二極管 /敏二极管 (mǐn'èrjíguǎn)semiconductor
- 光電二極體 /光电二极体 (guāngdiàn èrjítǐ)semiconductor
- 光電二極管 /光电二极管 (guāngdiàn èrjíguǎn)semiconductor
Esperanto fotodiodo
- fotodiodosemiconductor
Estonian fotodiood
- fotodioodsemiconductor
Finnish fotodiodi, valodiodi
- fotodiodisemiconductor
- valodiodisemiconductor
French photodiode
- photodiodesemiconductor
German Fotodiode
- Fotodiodesemiconductor
Greek φωτοδίοδος
- φωτοδίοδος (fotodíodos)semiconductor
Irish fótaidhé-óid
- fótaidhé-óidsemiconductor
Italian fotodiodo
- fotodiodosemiconductor
Japanese フォトダイオード
- フォトダイオード (fotodaiōdo)semiconductor
Korean 광다이오드, 포토다이오드
- 광다이오드 (gwangdaiodeu)semiconductor
- 포토다이오드 (potodaiodeu)semiconductor
Polish fotodioda
- fotodiodasemiconductor
Portuguese fotodíodo
- fotodíodosemiconductor
Romanian fotodiodă
- fotodiodăsemiconductor
Russian фотодио́д
- фотодио́д (fotodiód)semiconductor
Spanish fotodiodo
- fotodiodosemiconductor
Swedish fotodiod
- fotodiodsemiconductor
Cite this entry
APA
photodiode. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photodiode
MLA
“photodiode.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photodiode. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “photodiode,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photodiode.
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