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majority carrier
majority carrier n (Electronics) the entity responsible for carrying the greater part of the current in a semiconductor. In n-type semiconductors the majority carriers are electrons; in p-type semiconductors they are positively charged holes. Compare minority carrier majority carrier
majority carrier[mə′jär·əd·ē ′kar·ē·ər] (electronics) The type of carrier, that is, electron or hole, that constitutes more than half the carriers in a semiconductor. |