Meaning Of The Word Gunn effect

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Gunn effect in American English
noun: the onset of microwave oscillations in a thin slice of a semiconductor when a voltage exceeding a given value is applied across the slice

Gunn effect in British English
noun: a phenomenon observed in some semiconductors in which a steady electric field of magnitude greater than a threshold value generates electrical oscillations with microwave frequencies

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