dopant
/ˈdəʊpənt/
dopant noun: a substance added in small amounts to a pure material, such as semiconductor, to alter its original electrical or optical properties; a doping agent.
Noun
dopant (plural dopants)
- A substance added in small amounts to a pure material, such as semiconductor, to alter its original electrical or optical properties; a doping agent.
- It should be noted that even though both types of disorder can be annealed at temperatures well below those where diffusion of the dopant species occurs, there are still defects present.1970, James W[alter] Mayer, Lennart Eriksson, John A[rthur] Davies, “General Features of Ion Implantation”, in Ion Implantation in Semiconductors: Silicon and Germanium, New York, N.Y.: Academic...
dopant meaning in Tamil and Malayalam
dopant in Tamil
- மாசு
dopant in Malayalam
- doping agent
- അപദ്രവ്യം apadravyaṁ
Forms of dopant
| plural | dopants |
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Origin of dopant
From dope + -ant.
Words formed from dopant
Questions about dopant
- What does dopant mean?
- Dopant means a substance added in small amounts to a pure material, such as semiconductor, to alter its original electrical or optical properties; a doping agent.
- What is dopant in Tamil?
- Dopant in Tamil is மாசு. See Dopant meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is dopant?
- Dopant is a noun.
- How do you pronounce dopant?
- Dopant is pronounced /ˈdəʊpənt/.
- What is the plural of dopant?
- The plural of dopant is dopants.
Words near dopant in the dictionary
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