valence
Example Sentences
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Excitons form inside semiconductors when electrons absorb energy and jump from their resting state in the valence band to a higher energy state in the conduction band.
From Science Daily
Spirituality takes on previously unconsidered valences in the canvases of Wally Hedrick and Carlos Villa.
When we talk about something in economic terms, it really doesn’t have much moral valence.
From Los Angeles Times
That language also has multiple valences and meanings.
From Salon
Audiences from all backgrounds found valence to a story that I found to be more about assimilation than antisemitism.
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
