Assertion: diode | /r/CapableOf | prevent current
Facets:
value: in unintended directions
type: MANNER
value: through the lamp
type: MANNER
Source sentences:
text: When placed in a simple battery-lamp circuit, the diode will either allow or prevent current through the lamp, depending on the polarity of the applied voltage.
text: When voltage is applied in the other direction, the diode becomes reverse biased where it turns off and prevents current from passing through.
text: Diodes will prevent currents in unintended directions.