Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gallium nitride

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.32 in modern English

Syllables: gal-li-um ni-tride
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A semiconductor commonly used in blue light-emitting diodes.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"However, with these previous LEDs full color displays were not possible because previous blue and green light emitting diodes were much too weak, and also did not cover the necessary color spectrum. The newly developed gallium nitride LEDs fill this gap."

Usage

Uncountable

Synonyms

GaN

Questions

What does gallium nitride mean?: A semiconductor commonly used in blue light-emitting diodes.

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