light-emitting diode
noun
light-emit·​ting diode
Definition of light-emitting diode
: led
Examples of light-emitting diode in a Sentence
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The display material, called M9, is an organic light-emitting diode (OLED) technology that can produce bright and accurate color. — Don Reisinger, Fortune, "Apple’s iPhone 11 Is Coming. Here’s When it May Be Unveiled," 17 Aug. 2019 Apple is likely to drop LCD displays altogether in its 2020 iPhone lineup in favor of organic light-emitting diode displays that allow for more flexible handset design, people familiar with the production plans have said. — Takashi Mochizuki, WSJ, "Apple Supplier in Japan Looks to Taiwan for Bailout After iPhone XR Letdown," 22 Jan. 2019 In a light-emitting diode, electrons drop out of the conduction band by losing energy in the form of light. — Chris Lee, Ars Technica, "Silicon LED created by buzzing surface with high-speed electrons," 22 July 2019 Samsung, which supplies the organic light-emitting diode screens used in Apple iPhones, is also developing a clamshell-like foldable phone and has already created dozens of prototypes, one of the people said. — latimes.com, "Samsung completes folding phone redesign after screen failures," 4 July 2019 Prospective investors in Japan Display are worried that Apple may drop liquid-crystal display models from its iPhone lineup in 2020 and switch entirely to organic light-emitting diode panels, a newer technology already used in some iPhones. — Kosaku Narioka, WSJ, "Apple Looks Willing to Help Struggling iPhone-Display Maker," 18 June 2019 Both states effectively prohibit the use of any lighting technology that draws more power than efficient light-emitting diodes, or LEDs, Milton says. — oregonlive.com, "Oregon and other states fail to require energy efficiency rules for legal pot grows," 30 June 2019 These include making organic light-emitting diodes (OLED) in a way that allows the pixels to bend without degrading and creating a hinge that won't cause the screen to pop off. — Ahiza Garcia, CNN, "Why it's so hard to make a foldable smartphone," 26 June 2019 In these TVs, the LEDs, or light-emitting diodes, function as a backlight, which transmits the image through the LCD (liquid crystal display) screen. — Joe Lindsey, Popular Mechanics, "OLED or QLED: Which TV Is Right for You?," 4 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'light-emitting diode.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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