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quasiballistic

quasiballistic adjective: synonym of semiballistic.

Adjective

quasiballistic (not comparable)

  1. Synonym of semiballistic.
    Synonyms:
    semiballistic
  2. Pertaining to scattering events with LO (Local Oscillator) phonons in a resonant tunneling emitter.
    • Thus, we should note that the exponent α for SWNTs is an effective exponent and valid within the limited quasiballistic region where ballistic and diffusive phonons coexist, rather than the asymptotic exponent at L → ∞.2007, Ado Jorio, Gene Dresselhaus, Mildred S. Dresselhaus, Carbon Nanotubes, →ISBN
    • For this first-order optimization, the electrons not experiencing ballistic (no scattering) and the quasiballistic transport (i.e., only one phonon emission or absorption) within the SEI region are assumed thermalized to the bottom of the conduction band of the SEI layer.2013, Hadis Morkoç, Nitride Semiconductor Devices: Fundamentals and Applications, →ISBN

Synonyms of quasiballistic

Origin of quasiballistic

From quasi- + ballistic.

Questions about quasiballistic

What does quasiballistic mean?
Quasiballistic means synonym of semiballistic.
What part of speech is quasiballistic?
Quasiballistic is an adjective.

Words near quasiballistic in the dictionary

  1. quasianalytic
  2. quasianalytical
  3. quasianalyticity
  4. quasiarchaeological
  5. quasiatomic
  6. quasiballistic
  7. quasibarreled
  8. quasibarrelled
  9. quasibialgebra
  10. quasibialgebras
  11. quasibinomial

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