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doped

doped

7.8
Treated with a small amount of another substance to change how it behaves
  • adjective
  • /doʊpt/
  • Specialized
translation icon : dopado
  • Doped optical fibers have a wide and expanding range of applications.

Examples

  • Both the P type and N type heavily doped parts are on the back and the electrodes are all on the back.

  • The team analyzed various doped materials to determine their effectiveness in solar cells.

  • And then you bring N doped and P doped materials together.

  • And you have AP type doped part of the system over here.

  • The engineer tested a new type of doped semiconductor to improve its efficiency.

  • Scientists developed a doped glass that can change its color in different temperatures.

Antonyms

pure
390 1.0

Has nothing mixed with it

Surface Forms

doped positive

Morphology

doped = dope (transparent) = dope + ed

Regular past-participle/adjectival formation from the verb 'dope' meaning 'to treat a material with a substance', so the material sense is directly derived.

Etymology

Doped comes from an old word for a thick liquid used for coating or dipping, from Dutch/Afrikaans doop meaning 'to dip' or 'thick sauce'. So when a material is doped, a small extra substance is 'added' to it to change its properties.