exciton

[ik-sahy-ton, ek-si-ton]

noun Physics.

a localized, mobile excited state of a crystal, consisting of an electron and a hole bound together.

Origin of exciton

1935–40; excit(ed) or excit(ation) + -on¹

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British Dictionary definitions for exciton

exciton

noun

a mobile neutral entity in a crystalline solid consisting of an excited electron bound to the hole produced by its excitation

Word Origin for exciton

C20: from excit (ation) + -on

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