band theory

noun

1. physics a theory of the electrical properties of metals, semiconductors, and insulators based on energy bands

Example Sentences

The two "Big Band Theory" co-stars dated each other during the first few seasons of their hit CBS sitcom but then broke up after two years together.

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Wallace, P. R. The band theory of graphite.

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Wednesday during a concert by the Canadian band Theory of a Deadman.

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The invention of the transistor at Bell Laboratories in Murray Hill, New Jersey, in the 1940s was firmly based on the development of semiconductor band theory.

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Other new entries in the top 10 of the Billboard 200 include rock band Theory of a Deadman's "Savages" at No. 8 and singer-songwriter Jenny Lewis at No. 9 with "Voyager."

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