"valence band" meaning in English

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        "The highest range of electron energies in an insulator or semiconductor that can be populated; it corresponds to the valence electrons of the constituent atoms"
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        "(physics) The highest range of electron energies in an insulator or semiconductor that can be populated; it corresponds to the valence electrons of the constituent atoms"
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          "word": "bandgap"
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          "word": "conduction band"
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      "translations": [
        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "range",
          "word": "valenssivyö"
        },
        {
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "kinsē-tai",
          "sense": "range",
          "word": "禁制帯"
        },
        {
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "range",
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          "word": "pasmo walencyjne"
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          "sense": "range",
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            "feminine"
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          "word": "bandă de valență"
        }
      ],
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        "valence band"
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        "The highest range of electron energies in an insulator or semiconductor that can be populated; it corresponds to the valence electrons of the constituent atoms"
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        "(physics) The highest range of electron energies in an insulator or semiconductor that can be populated; it corresponds to the valence electrons of the constituent atoms"
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      "sense": "range",
      "word": "valenssivyö"
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      "word": "禁制帯"
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