someone who stands apart from others of his or her group, as by differing behavior, beliefs, or religious practices: scientists who are outliers in their views on climate change. Synonyms: nonconformist, maverick; original, eccentric, bohemian; dissident, dissenter, iconoclast, heretic; outsider.
Part of the Electronics glossary: An LED light bulb is a solid-state lighting (SSL) device that fits in standard screw-in connections but uses LEDs (light-emitting diodes) to produce light.
Find LED lights >. The technology that drives LEDs (light emitting diodes) is called solid state lighting or SSL. This means light is not emitted from a vacuum (as is the case with incandescent lights) or from a gas (like CFL lights), but from something solidâ a semiconductor.