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topological insulator

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.53 in modern English

Syllables
topo-log-i-cal in-su-la-tor
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
20
Letters
7
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

a material which conducts electrons only along its edges and surfaces, but does not conduct in its interior

Inflected Forms

topological insulators (plural)

Derived Forms

topotronic

Phrases

mercury telluride Hall effect

Frequently Paired Words

stanene mercury telluride Hall effect

Questions

What does topological insulator mean?
a material which conducts electrons only along its edges and surfaces, but does not conduct in its interior

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