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 

• LIGHT-EMITTING DIODE (noun)

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)