Standard Lemma guide

LED

adj · noun · verb · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /ˈlɛd/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ɛd
  • homophone: lead (metal element)
  • /ɛl.iːˈdiː/
  • /lɛd/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -iː
  • CMU ARPABET: L EH1 D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Under somebody's control or leadership.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Under somebody's control or leadership.

Of a farm, etc.: managed by a deputy instead of the owner or tenant in person.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

Initialism of light-emitting diode.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

verb

Meaning 4

simple past and past participle of lead

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, participle, past

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

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

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: light-emitting diode

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: diode, semiconductor diode, junction rectifier, crystal rectifier

Narrower terms: organic light-emitting diode, OLED

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

24 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Cantonese: LED — LED — see also light-emitting diode
  • Dutch: led — LED — see also light-emitting diode
  • Esperanto: LED — LED — see also light-emitting diode
  • Estonian: LED — LED — see also light-emitting diode
  • Finnish: ledi — LED — see also light-emitting diode
  • Finnish: LED — LED — see also light-emitting diode
  • French: DEL — LED — see also light-emitting diode
  • French: LED — LED — see also light-emitting diode
  • German: LED — LED — see also light-emitting diode
  • Hebrew: דפ״א (dáp"a) — LED — see also light-emitting diode
  • Hebrew: לֶד (léd) — LED — see also light-emitting diode
  • Hungarian: LED — LED — see also light-emitting diode
  • Italian: LED — LED — see also light-emitting diode
  • Japanese: LED (eruīdī) — LED — see also light-emitting diode
  • Macedonian: ЛЕД — LED — see also light-emitting diode
  • Persian: الایدی (el-i-di) — LED — see also light-emitting diode
  • Polish: LED — LED — see also light-emitting diode
  • Portuguese: LED — LED — see also light-emitting diode
  • Romanian: LED — LED — see also light-emitting diode
  • Romanian: led — LED — see also light-emitting diode
  • Russian: СД — LED — see also light-emitting diode
  • Russian: СИД (SID) — LED — see also light-emitting diode
  • Spanish: led — LED — see also light-emitting diode
  • Xibe: ᠠᡞᠯ ᡞ ᡩᡞ (ail i di) — LED — see also light-emitting diode