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P-N JUNCTION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The junction between a p-type semiconductor and an n-type semiconductor
Example:
a p-n junction has marked rectifying characteristics
Classified under:
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)