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Zener diode

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
Zener diode /ˈziːnə/

▶noun Electronics a semiconductor diode in which at a critical reverse voltage a large reverse current can flow.

– origin 1950s: named after the American physicist Clarence M. Zener.

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