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P-N JUNCTION
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Dictionary entry overview: What does p-n junction mean?
• P-N JUNCTION (noun)
The noun P-N JUNCTION has 1 sense:
1. the junction between a p-type semiconductor and an n-type semiconductor
Familiarity information: P-N JUNCTION used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The junction between a p-type semiconductor and an n-type semiconductor
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Context example:
a p-n junction has marked rectifying characteristics
Hypernyms ("p-n junction" is a kind of...):
contact; tangency ((electronics) a junction where things (as two electrical conductors) touch or are in physical contact)
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