exciton

English

Etymology

excite +‎ -on

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛksɪtən/, /ɪkˈsaɪtɑn/, /ɛkˈsaɪtɒn/

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Noun

exciton (plural excitons)

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

Derived terms

Derived terms

• excitonic
• excitonically
• excitonics
• orthoexciton
• paraexciton

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/

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Noun

exciton m (plural excitons)

1. (physics) exciton

See also

• exciton on the French Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^fr