Phrase guide

light-emitting diode

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A rectifying semiconductor device which converts electrical energy into electromagnetic radiation of a wavelength in or near the visible spectrum of light.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

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

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: LED

Antonyms: none provided

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

Narrower terms: organic light-emitting diode, OLED

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Across languages

Translations

49 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: светлодиод (svetlodiod) — rectifying semiconductor device
  • Bulgarian: светлоизлъчващ диод (svetloizlǎčvašt diod) — rectifying semiconductor device
  • Catalan: díode emissor de llum — rectifying semiconductor device
  • Chinese Cantonese: 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 (fāguāng èrjíguǎn) — rectifying semiconductor device
  • Chinese Mandarin: 發光二極體 /发光二极体 (fāguāng èrjítǐ) — rectifying semiconductor device
  • Danish: lysdiode — rectifying semiconductor device
  • Esperanto: lum-eliganta diodo — rectifying semiconductor device
  • Estonian: valgusdiood — rectifying semiconductor device
  • Finnish: loistediodi — rectifying semiconductor device
  • Finnish: hohtodiodi — rectifying semiconductor device
  • Finnish: ledi — rectifying semiconductor device
  • French: diode électroluminescente — rectifying semiconductor device
  • West-Frisian: dioade-lampke — rectifying semiconductor device
  • Georgian: შუქდიოდი (šukdiodi) — rectifying semiconductor device
  • Georgian: მანათობელი დიოდი (manatobeli diodi) — rectifying semiconductor device
  • Georgian: სინათლის გამომცემი დიოდი (sinatlis gamomcemi diodi) — rectifying semiconductor device
  • German: Leuchtdiode — rectifying semiconductor device
  • Hebrew: דיודה פולאת אור (dyóda polétet or) — rectifying semiconductor device
  • Hebrew: דפו״ר (dapór) — rectifying semiconductor device
  • Hebrew: לד (led) — rectifying semiconductor device
  • Hungarian: fénykibocsátó dióda — rectifying semiconductor device
  • Icelandic: ljósdíóða — rectifying semiconductor device
  • Icelandic: ljóstvistur — rectifying semiconductor device
  • Icelandic: ljóstvískaut — rectifying semiconductor device
  • Japanese: 発光ダイオード (hakkō daiōdo) — rectifying semiconductor device
  • Khmer: ឌីយ៉ូតបញ្ចេញពន្លឺ (diiyoot bɑñcəñ pŭənlɨɨ) — rectifying semiconductor device
  • Korean: 발광 다이오드 (balgwang daiodeu) — rectifying semiconductor device
  • Macedonian: светлечка диода (svetlečka dioda) — rectifying semiconductor device
  • Malay: diod pemancar cahaya — rectifying semiconductor device
  • Norwegian Bokmål: lysdiode — rectifying semiconductor device
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: lysdiode — rectifying semiconductor device
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: ljosdiode — rectifying semiconductor device
  • Polish: dioda elektroluminescencyjna — rectifying semiconductor device
  • Portuguese: díodo emissor de luz — rectifying semiconductor device
  • Romanian: diodă luminoasă — rectifying semiconductor device
  • Romanian: diodă luminescentă — rectifying semiconductor device
  • Romanian: diodă electroluminescentă — rectifying semiconductor device
  • Romanian: diodă emițătoare de lumină — rectifying semiconductor device
  • Russian: светоизлуча́ющий дио́д (svetoizlučájuščij diód) — rectifying semiconductor device
  • Russian: светодио́д (svetodiód) — rectifying semiconductor device
  • Spanish: diodo luminoso — rectifying semiconductor device
  • Spanish: diodo emisor de luz — rectifying semiconductor device
  • Swedish: lysdiod — rectifying semiconductor device
  • Turkish: ışık yayan diyot — rectifying semiconductor device
  • Ukrainian: світлодіо́д (svitlodiód) — rectifying semiconductor device
  • Vietnamese: ống hai cực phát quang — rectifying semiconductor device
  • Vietnamese: đèn ống hai cực — rectifying semiconductor device
  • Welsh: deuod allyrru golau — rectifying semiconductor device