EXCITON


Meaning of EXCITON in English

/ik suy"ton, ek"si ton'/ , n. Physics.

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

[ 1935-40; EXCIT(ED) or EXCIT(ATION) + -ON 1 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .