bandgap

English

noun

Definitions

(physics) The energy difference between two allowed ranges of electron energy in a solid; especially the difference between the energies of the valence band and the conduction band.
(physics) A gap in a frequency range in which waves cannot propagate.

Etymology

Compound from English band (swaddling clothes) + English gap.

Origin

English

gap

Gloss

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Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

Euroband English
airband English
airgap English
armband English
backband English
band English
bandable English
bandbox English
bandcenter English
bandemia English
bander English
bandfic English
bandfish English
bandhead English
bandhood English
bandleader English
bandleading English
bandless English
bandlike English
bandlimited English
bandlimiting English
bandmaster English
bandmate English
bandmember English
bandog English
bandom English
bandsaw English
bandshape English
bandshell English
bandslash English
bandsman English
bandspread English
bandstand English
bandstrength English
bandstring English
bandstructure English
bandwagon English
bandwidth English
bantling English
baseband English
bellyband English
blackband English
breastband English
broadband English
browband English
crossband English
cytoband English
deskband English
disband English
eigengap English
footband English
freebander English
freebanding English
gap English
gap-lapper English
gap-toothed English
gapful English
gapless English
gaplike English
gapmer English
gapper English
gappy English
germband English
glam band English
greaseband English
hairband English
hatband English
hayband English
headband English
heteroband English
hyperband English
imband English
immunoband English
inband English
interband English
intraband English
intragap English
kneeband English
megaband English
mesoband English
microband English
microgap English
midband English
midgap English
miniband English
minigap English
monoband English
moorband English
multiband English
multigap English
nanogap English
narrowband English
neckband English
noseband English
passband English
pentaband English
platband English
powerband English
pregap English
pseudogap English
quadband English
quadriband English
rainband English
ribband English
ridgeband English
rockband English
ropeband English
scratchband English
showband English
sideband English
spaceband English
steelband English
stopband English
stopgap English
subband English
subgap English
superband English
sweatband English
throatband English
timeband English
trainband English
tri-band English
triband English
voiceband English
waistband English
warband English
watchband English
waveband English
wheelband English
wideband English
widegap English
witherband English
wristband English
yepsen English
bändi Finnish
*bʰendʰ- Proto-Indo-European
band Norwegian Bokmål
ギャップ Japanese
バンド Japanese
band Middle English
gap Middle English
banda Irish
band Old Norse
band Danish
bend Serbo-Croatian
band Welsh
bann Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
ban nhạc Vietnamese
band Chinese
bendi Swahili
밴드 Korean