Zener diode

noun

Zener diode

noun

Etymology From Clarence Zener, American physicist.

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Business, Electrical engineering, Electricity, Electromagnetism, Electronics, Energy, Engineering, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Physics A semiconductor junction device through which current flows normally in the forward direction, and in the reverse direction if a large voltage is applied.

Related terms
diode, photodiode

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