An electronic device that allows current to flow in one direction only; used chiefly as a rectifier.
Pronúnciase como (IPA)
/ˈdaɪəʊd/
Etimoloxía (Inglés)
From di- (“two”) + -ode. Learned formation, coined by William Henry Eccles in 1919, after Ancient Greek δίοδος (díodos, “passage through”), which however is formed not with δι- (di-, “two”) but with δια- (dia-, “through”).