Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

break junction

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.92 in modern English

Syllables: break junc-tion
IPA

28

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

2

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An electronic device consisting of two metal wires separated by a subnanometer gap. As the wire breaks, the separation between the electrodes can be indirectly controlled by monitoring the electrical resistance of the junction.

Inflected Forms

break junctions (plural)

Questions

What does break junction mean?: An electronic device consisting of two metal wires separated by a subnanometer gap. As the wire breaks, the separation between the electrodes can be indirectly controlled by monitoring the electrical resistance of the junction.

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