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photodiode

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A semiconductor two-terminal component whose electrical characteristics are light-sensitive.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: business, electrical-engineering, electricity, electromagnetism, electronics, energy, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics

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History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bheh2- Proto-Indo-European *bhéh2os Proto-Hellenic *pháwos Ancient Greek φᾰ́ος (phắos) Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs) Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-)der. English photo- English diode English photodiode From photo- + diode.

Across languages

Translations

24 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 敏二極體 /敏二极体 (mǐn'èrjítǐ) — semiconductor
  • Chinese Mandarin: 敏二極管 /敏二极管 (mǐn'èrjíguǎn) — semiconductor
  • Chinese Mandarin: 光電二極體 /光电二极体 (guāngdiàn èrjítǐ) — semiconductor
  • Chinese Mandarin: 光電二極管 /光电二极管 (guāngdiàn èrjíguǎn) — semiconductor
  • Esperanto: fotodiodo — semiconductor
  • Estonian: fotodiood — semiconductor
  • Finnish: fotodiodi — semiconductor
  • Finnish: valodiodi — semiconductor
  • French: photodiode — semiconductor
  • Georgian: ფოტოდიოდი (poṭodiodi) — semiconductor
  • German: Fotodiode — semiconductor
  • Greek: φωτοδίοδος (fotodíodos) — semiconductor
  • Irish: fótaidhé-óid — semiconductor
  • Italian: fotodiodo — semiconductor
  • Japanese: フォトダイオード (fotodaiōdo) — semiconductor
  • Korean: 광다이오드 (gwangdaiodeu) — semiconductor
  • Korean: 포토다이오드 (potodaiodeu) — semiconductor
  • Macedonian: фотодиода (fotodioda) — semiconductor
  • Polish: fotodioda — semiconductor
  • Portuguese: fotodíodo — semiconductor
  • Romanian: fotodiodă — semiconductor
  • Russian: фотодио́д (fotodiód) — semiconductor
  • Spanish: fotodiodo — semiconductor
  • Swedish: fotodiod — semiconductor