LED
/led/
Definition
- Verb (Past tense and past participle of 'lead'):
- Guided or conducted: To have shown the way by going in advance; to have directed or guided someone or something along a path.
- Been in charge or command: To have been the leader, head, or principal figure of a group, organization, or activity.
- Caused or resulted in: To have been a contributing factor in bringing about a particular situation or outcome.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- She led the team to victory. (She guided the team to achieve victory.)
- The path led us through a beautiful forest. (The path guided us through a beautiful forest.)
- His research led to an important discovery. (His research resulted in an important discovery.)
Advanced Usage
"to have led someone to believe": to have caused someone to think something is true.
- His silence led me to believe he was guilty. (His silence caused me to think he was guilty.)
"to be led by example": to guide others through one's own actions and behavior.
- A good manager is led by example. (A good manager guides others through their own actions.)
Variants and Related Words
- Lead (verb, present tense): To guide, direct, or be in charge.
- She will lead the meeting tomorrow.
- Leader (noun): A person who leads or commands a group.
- He is a respected leader in the community.
- Leadership (noun): The action of leading a group or the ability to do so.
- The company needs strong leadership.
Synonyms
- Guided: Directed or showed the way.
- Headed: Was at the front or in charge of.
- Resulted in: Caused to happen or exist.
Related Phrasal Verbs
- Lead up to: To precede and help to cause an event or situation.
- The negotiations that led up to the agreement were tense. (The negotiations that preceded and helped cause the agreement were tense.)
- Lead on: To deceive someone into believing something that is not true.
- He felt he had been led on about the job's salary. (He felt he had been deceived about the job's salary.)
Related Idioms
- Lead someone down the garden path: To deceive someone.
- The salesman led us down the garden path about the car's condition. (The salesman deceived us about the car's condition.)
- Lead a charmed life: To have a life unusually full of good luck.
- Despite the dangers, he seems to lead a charmed life. (Despite the dangers, he seems to have a very lucky life.)
Definition
- Noun (Acronym: LED):
- Light-Emitting Diode: A semiconductor device that emits light when an electric current passes through it. The light's color depends on the materials used in the diode.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- The clock has a bright red LED display. (The clock has a bright red light-emitting diode display.)
- LEDs are more energy-efficient than traditional light bulbs. (Light-emitting diodes are more energy-efficient than traditional light bulbs.)
Variants and Related Words
- LED light (noun phrase): A lamp or fixture that uses LED technology.
- We replaced all the bulbs with LED lights.
- OLED (Organic Light-Emitting Diode): A type of LED in which the emissive layer is an organic compound.
- This television has an OLED screen for better contrast.
Noun
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diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
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