photodiode

English

Etymology

From photo- +‎ diode.

Noun

photodiode (plural photodiodes)

1. (electronics) A semiconductor two-terminal component whose electrical characteristics are light-sensitive.

Related terms

• photoresistor
• diode
• Zener diode

Translations

semiconductor

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 敏二極體／敏二极体 (mǐn'èrjítǐ), 敏二極管／敏二极管 (mǐn'èrjíguǎn), 光電二極體／光电二极体 (guāngdiàn èrjítǐ), 光電二極管／光电二极管 (zh) (guāngdiàn èrjíguǎn)

• Esperanto: fotodiodo
• Estonian: fotodiood
• Finnish: fotodiodi (fi), valodiodi (fi)
• French: photodiode (fr) f
• Georgian: ფოტოდიოდი (poṭodiodi)
• German: Fotodiode f
• Greek: φωτοδίοδος (el) f (fotodíodos)
• Irish: fótaidhé-óid f
• Italian: fotodiodo (it) m
• Japanese: フォトダイオード (fotodaiōdo)
• Korean: 광다이오드 (gwangdaiodeu), 포토다이오드 (potodaiodeu)
• Macedonian: фотодиода (mk) f pl (fotodioda)
• Portuguese: fotodíodo m
• Romanian: fotodiodă (ro) f
• Russian: фотодио́д (ru) m (fotodiód)
• Spanish: fotodiodo m
• Swedish: fotodiod c
• Tamil: please add this translation if you can