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self-trapped

self-trapped adjective: of a particle or excitation, becoming localized in a specific region due to its interaction with its surrounding environment, often causing a local distortion or change that in turn confines the particle.

Adjective

self-trapped (not comparable)

  1. Of a particle or excitation, becoming localized in a specific region due to its interaction with its surrounding environment, often causing a local distortion or change that in turn confines the particle.

Origin of self-trapped

From self- + trapped.

Questions about self-trapped

What does self-trapped mean?
Self-trapped means of a particle or excitation, becoming localized in a specific region due to its interaction with its surrounding environment, often causing a local distortion or change that in turn confines the particle.
What part of speech is self-trapped?
Self-trapped is an adjective.

Words near self-trapped in the dictionary

  1. self-titled
  2. self-tormentor
  3. self-tormentors
  4. self-training
  5. self-trainings
  6. self-trapped
  7. self-treatment
  8. self-treatments
  9. self-trigger
  10. self-triggered
  11. self-triggering

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