exciton

English

Etymology

From excite +‎ -on.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɛksɪtən/, /ɪkˈsaɪtɑn/, /ɛkˈsaɪtɒn/
Audio (US): (file)

Noun

exciton (plural excitons)

(physics) A bound state of an electron and an electron hole in an insulator or semiconductor

Derived terms

Translations

bound state of electron and hole

Chinese:
Mandarin: 激子 (jīzǐ)
Finnish: eksitoni
French: exciton (fr) m
German: Exziton n
Italian: eccitone (it) m
Japanese: 励起子 (rēki-shi)
Korean: 여기자 (yeogija), 엑시톤 (eksiton)
Portuguese: excitão (pt) m (Portugal)

See also

exciton on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

xenotic

French

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɛk.si.tɔ̃/
Audio (Paris): (file)

Noun

exciton m (plural excitons)

(physics) exciton

See also

exciton on the French Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^fr