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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The inquiry, led by one of the country's most senior judges Lady Justice Thirlwall, involved six months of evidence and thousands of documents at a cost of more than £18.5m.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
Former Google researcher Geoffrey Hinton and fellow computer scientist Yoshua Bengio led the warnings about AI's threats in the months after the release of ChatGPT in 2022, which kickstarted the latest AI frenzy.
From Barron's ● Sep. 15, 2026
Another group, led by Myers, harvested corn and threw it to teammates holding bins.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
Brunson just led the Knicks to a championship.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026
And with that he took my hat from its peg, wrapped my hand in his, and led me from the room.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
The giant orbital venue has a 580,000-square-foot LED exterior and a screen inside that wraps around the audience.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
Throughout the show, vintage video clips and moments from his early career played across a massive LED screen, while an orchestra and a few guitarists accompanied him on stage.
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026
In a building next to a makeshift morgue in Bharatpur, Shobha Adhikary emerged from the crowd after scanning the LED screen.
From Barron's ● Aug. 30, 2026
Halley said he plans to invest $2 million to $6 million into the facility, including additional staff and LED volume walls.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026
In the LED dimness it was almost black.
From "Ship Breaker" by Paolo Bacigalupi
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