In solid state electronics, either pure silicon or germanium may be used as the intrinsic semiconductor which forms the starting point for fabrication. Each has four valence electrons, but germanium will at a given temperature have more free electrons and a higher conductivity.
Circumduction. In anatomy, circumduction means to move a limb in a circular manner. Circumduction is defined as the movement pattern which is a combination of flexion, extension, adduction and abduction.ircumduction (Noun). The circular (or, more precisely, conical) movement of a body part, such as a ball-and-socket joint or the eye. It consists of a combination of flexion, extension, adduction, and abduction.
: the roots of the spinal nerves that extend beyond the termination of the spinal cord at the first lumbar vertebra in the form of a bundle of filaments within the vertebral canal resembling a horse's tail From its tip at the base of the spine, about 20 stringy nervesâcalled the cauda equina, or horse's tailâtravel downward within a fluid-filled ...