Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

heterojunction

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.80 in modern English

Syllables
het-ero-junc-tion
IPA
26
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sḿ̥teros Proto-Hellenic *hə́teros Ancient Greek ἕτερος (héteros)lbor. English hetero- English junction English heterojunction From hetero- + junction.

Inflected Forms

Questions

What does heterojunction mean?
Any junction between two different semiconductors; functions as a diode
Where does heterojunction come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sḿ̥teros Proto-Hellenic *hə́teros Ancient Greek ἕτερος (héteros)lbor. English hetero- English junction English heterojunction From hetero- + junction.

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