What does half-metal mean?
Half-metal means (physics) Any substance that acts as a conductor to electrons of one spin orientation, but as an insulator to those of the opposite orientation.
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(physics) Any substance that acts as a conductor to electrons of one spin orientation, but as an insulator to those of the opposite orientation.
Use half-metal when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Half-metal means (physics) Any substance that acts as a conductor to electrons of one spin orientation, but as an insulator to those of the opposite orientation.
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Use half-metal where its definition matches the intended context.
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