"electron hole" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: electron holes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} electron hole (plural electron holes)
  1. (physics) A vacant position in the atomic lattice of a conductor where an electron would normally be present Wikipedia link: electron hole Categories (topical): Physics Translations (Translations): Defektelektron [feminine] (German), lacuna elettronica [feminine] (Italian), butas ng dagisik (Tagalog)
    Sense id: en-electron_hole-en-noun-GtQfCi81 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics

Inflected forms

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