Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

heterostructure

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.48 in modern English

Syllables: het-erostruc-ture
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any structure made from a heterojunction.

Example Sentences

"The electronic properties of contacts between two semiconductors or, as they are commonly called, semiconductor heterostructures are determined by the lineup of their band structures across the interface and the existence of space-charge layers."

Etymology

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

Inflected Forms

heterostructures (plural)

Phrases

semiconductor heterostructure

Questions

What does heterostructure mean?: Any structure made from a heterojunction.
Where does heterostructure come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sḿ̥teros Proto-Hellenic *hə́teros Ancient Greek ἕτερος (héteros)lbor. English hetero- English structure English heterostructure From hetero- + structure.

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