P-N JUNCTION

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

The junction between a p-type semiconductor and an n-type semiconductor

Example:

a p-n junction has marked rectifying characteristics

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Nouns denoting man-made objects

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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