ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING DIODE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does organic light-emitting diode mean? 

• ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING DIODE (noun)
  The noun ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING DIODE has 1 sense:

1. a self-luminous diode (it glows when an electrical field is applied to the electrodes) that does not require backlighting or diffusers

  Familiarity information: ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING DIODE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING DIODE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A self-luminous diode (it glows when an electrical field is applied to the electrodes) that does not require backlighting or diffusers

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

OLED; organic light-emitting diode

Hypernyms ("organic light-emitting diode" is a kind of...):

LED; light-emitting diode (diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used)