superlattice

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noun

A material, especially a semiconductor, with periodically alternating layers of several crystalline substances.

OriginEnglish lattice ← Latin super- ← Proto-Italic *super →
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Meanings

nounsuperlattice (plural superlattices)

plural superlattices

  1. A material, especially a semiconductor, with periodically alternating layers of several crystalline substances.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*úp
  2. Proto-Indo-European*upér
  3. Proto-Italic*super
  4. Latinsuper
  5. Latinsuper-
  6. Englishsuper-
  7. Englishlattice
  8. Englishsuperlattice

From super- + lattice.

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APA

superlattice. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/superlattice

MLA

“superlattice.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/superlattice. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “superlattice,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/superlattice.

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