English Explanatory Dictionary

bandgap

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The energy difference between two allowed ranges of electron energy in a solid; especially the difference between the energies of the valence band and the conduction band.
  2. A gap in a frequency range in which waves cannot propagate.

Word forms

bandgap bandgaps band gap

Etymology

From band + gap.

Translations

Bulgarian: забранена зона Chinese Mandarin: 帶隙 /带隙 Chinese Mandarin: 能隙 Czech: zakázaný pás Esperanto: benda breĉo Esperanto: bendbreĉo Estonian: keelutsoon Finnish: kielletty vyö Finnish: energiarako French: bande interdite German: Bandlücke Polish: przerwa energetyczna Polish: pasmo wzbronione Polish: pasmo zabronione Polish: przerwa wzbroniona Polish: przerwa zabroniona Romanian: bandă interzisă Russian: запрещённая зона
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