"polaron" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: polarons [plural]
Etymology: polar + -on Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|polar|on}} polar + -on Head templates: {{en-noun}} polaron (plural polarons)
  1. (physics) The object (a quasiparticle) that results when an electron (or hole) in the conduction band of a crystalline insulator or semiconductor polarizes the lattice in its vicinity. Wikipedia link: polaron Categories (topical): Physics Derived forms: antipolaron, polaronic Translations (polarized region of crystal lattice): 極子 (Chinese Mandarin), 极子 (jízǐ) (Chinese Mandarin), polaron [masculine] (French), polarone [masculine] (Italian), អក្ខោសានណូ (ak khoa san no) (Khmer), polarão [Portugal, masculine] (Portuguese), полярон (poljaron) [masculine] (Russian)

Inflected forms

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