"p-n junction" meaning in English

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          "ref": "2011, Brian Cox, Jeff Forshaw, The Quantum Universe, Allen Lane, published 2011, page 168",
          "text": "In this way a pn-junction can be used as a diode – it can allow a current to flow, but only in one direction.",
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        "An interface between a p-type and n-type semiconductor; used to create junction diodes and junction transistors"
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        "(physics) An interface between a p-type and n-type semiconductor; used to create junction diodes and junction transistors"
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          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "interface between a p-type and n-type semiconductor",
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            "common-gender"
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          "word": "pn-overgang"
        },
        {
          "code": "et",
          "lang": "Estonian",
          "sense": "interface between a p-type and n-type semiconductor",
          "word": "pn-siire"
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        {
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          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "interface between a p-type and n-type semiconductor",
          "word": "pn-liitos"
        },
        {
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "interface between a p-type and n-type semiconductor",
          "word": "joncțiune p-n"
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      ],
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        "p-n junction"
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  "word": "p-n junction"
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        "An interface between a p-type and n-type semiconductor; used to create junction diodes and junction transistors"
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        "(physics) An interface between a p-type and n-type semiconductor; used to create junction diodes and junction transistors"
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      "code": "da",
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      "sense": "interface between a p-type and n-type semiconductor",
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      "word": "pn-overgang"
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    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "interface between a p-type and n-type semiconductor",
      "word": "pn-siire"
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    {
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      "sense": "interface between a p-type and n-type semiconductor",
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      "sense": "interface between a p-type and n-type semiconductor",
      "word": "joncțiune p-n"
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