led
verb
simple past tense and past participle of lead.
led
1 American
[led]
/ lɛd /
verb
LED
2
American
[el-ee-dee, led]
/ ˈɛlˌiˈdi, lɛd /
noun
LED
1
British
abbreviation
led
2
British
/ lɛd /
verb
LED
Scientific
/ ĕl′ē-dē′,lĕd /
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Short for light-emitting diode. An electronic semiconductor device that emits light when an electric current passes through it. They are considerably more efficient than incandescent bulbs, and rarely burn out. LEDs are used in many applications such as flat-screen video displays, and increasingly as general sources of light.
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See also semiconductor laser
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But it all comes back to the coaches who have led them here.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
On Sunday, the Valkyries were led by 15 points from Cecilia Zandalasini, who shot five for five from three-point range.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
After a strong second quarter led by tech stocks, the average U.S.-stock mutual fund or exchange-traded fund posted a negative total return of 2.1% for July.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026
The resulting civilian casualties led the United Nations to condemn both sides last week.
From Barron's ● Aug. 9, 2026
As I led Mr. Smit into the back hall, we heard him musing to himself, “I once knew a Smit on Koning Straat. . . .”
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
The new work pushes that concept further by replacing the LED with sunlight.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 8, 2026
It uses a string of LED lights laid along the track to signal to an athlete the exact rhythm he needs to break a record.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
In the meantime, the tower's 400,000-euro outdoor LED screen has been turned off for months after online memes re-imagined it as the baleful eye of Sauron's fortress of Barad-dur from "The Lord of the Rings".
From Barron's ● Jul. 17, 2026
The LA County Parks events will feature live match broadcasts on a giant LED screen, according to an LA County Parks news release.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 10, 2026
Jessie nudged a translucent emerald-green bead onto the LED light so it glowed prettily.
From "The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street" by Karina Yan Glaser
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