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electron gas

noun

Definition of electron gas

: a population of free electrons in a vacuum or in a metallic conductor

Examples of electron gas in a Sentence

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 Quantum fluctuations may cause that solid to sublime, producing materials in which the electrons move freely — a kind of electron gas. — Quanta Magazine, "Inside the Knotty World of ‘Anyon’ Particles," 28 Feb. 2017

First Known Use of electron gas

1913, in the meaning defined above

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