zener diode
or Zener diode
[ zee-ner ]
/ ˈzi nər /
noun Electronics.
a semiconductor diode across which the reverse voltage remains almost constant over a wide range of currents, used especially to regulate voltage.
Origin of zener diode
1955–60; after U.S. physicist Clarence Melvin
Zener (born 1905)
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British Dictionary definitions for zener diode
Zener diode
/ (ˈziːnə) /
noun
a semiconductor diode that exhibits a sharp increase in reverse current at a well-defined reverse voltage: used as a voltage regulator
Word Origin for Zener diode
C20: named after C. M.
Zener (1905–93), US physicist