diode, semiconductor diode, junction rectifier, crystal rectifier
(noun) a semiconductor that consists of a p-n junction
diode, rectifying tube, rectifying valve
(noun) a thermionic tube having two electrodes; used as a rectifier
Source: WordNet® 3.1
diode (plural diodes)
(electronics) An electronic device that allows current to flow in one direction only; used chiefly as a rectifier.
• transistor
• memristor
• conductor
• resistor
• inductor
• capacitor
• insulator
• emitter
• source
• drain
• bias
• Dodie, Edoid
Source: Wiktionary
15 June 2025
(verb) obtain or seek to obtain by cadging or wheedling; “he is always shnorring cigarettes from his friends”
The world’s most expensive coffee costs more than US$700 per kilogram. Asian palm civet – a cat-like creature in Indonesia, eats fruits, including select coffee cherries. It excretes partially digested seeds that produce a smooth, less acidic brew of coffee called kopi luwak.
