Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

valence band

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.90 in modern English

Syllables: va-lence band
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The highest range of electron energies in an insulator or semiconductor that can be populated; it corresponds to the valence electrons of the constituent atoms

Inflected Forms

valence bands (plural)

Phrases

conduction band

Frequently Paired Words

bandgap conduction band

Questions

What does valence band mean?: The highest range of electron energies in an insulator or semiconductor that can be populated; it corresponds to the valence electrons of the constituent atoms

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