homoepitaxy

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noun

The process of depositing an epitaxial layer on a substrate of the same kind of material.

Opposite
heteroepitaxy
OriginEnglish epitaxy ← Ancient Greek ὁμός (homós) ← Proto-Hellenic *homós →
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Meanings

nounhomoepitaxy (usually uncountable, plural homoepitaxies)

plural homoepitaxies

  1. uncountableusuallyThe process of depositing an epitaxial layer on a substrate of the same kind of material.

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
heteroepitaxy

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*sem-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*somHós
  3. Proto-Hellenic*homós
  4. Ancient Greekὁμός (homós)
  5. Englishhomo-
  6. Englishepitaxy
  7. Englishhomoepitaxy

From homo- + epitaxy.

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APA

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Chicago

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