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half-metal

half-metal noun: any substance that acts as a conductor to electrons of one spin orientation, but as an insulator to those of the opposite orientation.

Noun

half-metal (plural half-metals)

  1. Any substance that acts as a conductor to electrons of one spin orientation, but as an insulator to those of the opposite orientation

Forms of half-metal

pluralhalf-metals

Questions about half-metal

What does half-metal mean?
Half-metal means any substance that acts as a conductor to electrons of one spin orientation, but as an insulator to those of the opposite orientation.
What part of speech is half-metal?
Half-metal is a noun.
What is the plural of half-metal?
The plural of half-metal is half-metals.

Words near half-metal in the dictionary

  1. half-masted
  2. half-masting
  3. half-masts
  4. half-measure
  5. half-measures
  6. half-metal
  7. half-metallic
  8. half-metallicity
  9. half-metals
  10. half-mile
  11. half-monthly

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