self-trapped

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of a particle or excitation, becoming localized in a specific region due to its interaction with its surrounding environment, often causing a local distortion or change that in turn confines the particle.

Word forms

self-trapped

Etymology

From self- + trapped.

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