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polaron

polaron noun: the object (a quasiparticle) that results when an electron (or hole) in the conduction band of a crystalline insulator or semiconductor polarizes the lattice in its vicinity.

Noun

polaron (plural polarons)

  1. The object (a quasiparticle) that results when an electron (or hole) in the conduction band of a crystalline insulator or semiconductor polarizes the lattice in its vicinity.

Forms of polaron

pluralpolarons

Origin of polaron

From polar + -on.

Words formed from polaron

Questions about polaron

What does polaron mean?
Polaron means the object (a quasiparticle) that results when an electron (or hole) in the conduction band of a crystalline insulator or semiconductor polarizes the lattice in its vicinity.
What part of speech is polaron?
Polaron is a noun.
What is the plural of polaron?
The plural of polaron is polarons.

Words near polaron in the dictionary

  1. polarography
  2. polaroid
  3. polaroided
  4. polaroiding
  5. polaroids
  6. polaron
  7. polaronic
  8. polarons
  9. polaroplast
  10. polaroplasts
  11. polarotactic

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