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semiconductor
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semiconductor
[-kənduk′tər]
a solid crystalline substance whose electric conductivity is intermediate between that of a conductor and that of an insulator. An n-type semiconductor has loosely bound electrons that are relatively free to move about inside the material. A p-type semiconductor is one with holes, or positive traps, in which electrons may be bound. The holes may appear to migrate through the material.

semiconductor,
n an object that conducts electricity less than a conductor does but more an insulator does.

semiconductor,
n a solid crystalline substance the electrical conductivity of which is intermediate between that of a conductor and an insulator.


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