light-emitting diode

noun

light-emit·​ting diode ˈlīt-ē-ˈmi-tiŋ- How to pronounce light-emitting diode (audio)
: led

Examples of light-emitting diode in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web This involves integrating a wireless light-emitting diode, or LED, beneath the skin that is connected to the device via an optical fiber. Pengju Li, Discover Magazine, 23 Mar. 2024 The tiny wires are used in sustainable electronic and optoelectronic devices including light-emitting diodes, lasers, and solar cells. IEEE Spectrum, 17 May 2021 Now a team including Hiroshi Amano of Nagoya University, who shared the 2014 Nobel Physics Prize for inventing efficient blue light-emitting diodes, has scored another breakthrough by demonstrating a 271.8-nm diode laser, more than 40 nm deeper into the ultraviolet. IEEE Spectrum, 9 Jan. 2020 This blend of transparency and conductivity also makes ITO essential in solar cells, light-emitting diodes, and smart windows, which change color under electrical fields. Byluis Melecio-Zambrano, science.org, 23 Feb. 2023 It’s commonly used to produce compounds that are key materials in semiconductors and light-emitting diodes. Laura He, CNN, 4 July 2023 Treatment may involve ultraviolet (UV) fluorescent light bulbs, halogen lights, sunlight, or light-emitting diodes (LEDs).1 Other names for phototherapy include light therapy and heliotherapy. Tolu Ajiboye, Verywell Health, 12 May 2023 Change Your Lightbulbs Replace incandescent bulbs with light-emitting diode (LED) versions. Kaylei Fear, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Apr. 2023 The semiconductor first established itself commercially in 2000 in the markets for light-emitting diodes and semiconductor lasers. IEEE Spectrum, 26 Mar. 2023

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First Known Use

1962, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of light-emitting diode was in 1962

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“Light-emitting diode.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/light-emitting%20diode. Accessed 29 Mar. 2024.

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light-emitting diode

noun
: LED

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