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(of a semiconductor) having more conduction electrons than mobile holes

associated with or resulting from the movement of electrons in a semiconductorn-type conductivity

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Words nearby n-type

NTP, NTS, NTSB, n-tuple, nt. wt., n-type, nu, nuance, nuanced, nub, Nuba

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But yes, I pictured a James Bond-type just sauntering over to her.
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“I have to think her body type played a role,” said Rachel Greenblatt, a Lecturer in Jewish Studies at Harvard University.
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But Ally knows better and dresses tastefully for her age and body type now.
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Sabrine was the outgoing, sociable type, and had many friends, while Ziad was shy and a little more introverted.
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Within a few summer weeks, “Hot N—” had become an inescapable pop-culture phenomenon and Bobby landed a major record deal.
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M was a Miser, and hoarded up gold; N was a Nobleman, gallant and bold.
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Though the average speaker is generally limited by one type of voice, which he varies somewhat, it is not often disguised.
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Accustomed to a written character, their eyes became wearied by the crabbedness and formality of type.
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True, she had never met the provincial type before, but she doubted if Rosewater had produced a crop of Isabel Otises.
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Il n'y eut celuy de nous qui ne jugeast tel metheore prodigieux.
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Scientific definitions for n-type

N-type

Made of material, usually a semiconductor such as silicon, that has been doped with impurities so that it has an excess of conductive electrons. Compare P-type.

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