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  • noun physics the object that results when an electron (or hole) in the conduction band of a crystalline insulator or semiconductor polarizes the lattice in its vicinity

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Examples

  • My phased polaron beams in battle cruisers raped those undulating Cue Cuppas with their trembling telekinetic blasters and non-phased shields.

    Categorizing Science Fiction 2005

  • “My first suggestion would be to use a polaron burst to try and disrupt the dampening field surrounding one of the mines.”

    Creative Couplings John S. Drew 2005

  • When the ship fired its polaron beam at one mine, others within that defensive sphere reacted to the threat, homing in on the source of the beam and attacking it en masse.

    Creative Couplings John S. Drew 2005

  • “My first suggestion would be to use a polaron burst to try and disrupt the dampening field surrounding one of the mines.”

    Creative Couplings John S. Drew 2005

  • “We are holding our distance at twenty-five kilometers, and Commander Danhauser is preparing to activate the deflector dish and release the polaron burst.”

    Creative Couplings John S. Drew 2005

  • When the ship fired its polaron beam at one mine, others within that defensive sphere reacted to the threat, homing in on the source of the beam and attacking it en masse.

    Creative Couplings John S. Drew 2005

  • “My first suggestion would be to use a polaron burst to try and disrupt the dampening field surrounding one of the mines.”

    Creative Couplings John S. Drew 2005

  • “We are holding our distance at twenty-five kilometers, and Commander Danhauser is preparing to activate the deflector dish and release the polaron burst.”

    Creative Couplings John S. Drew 2005

  • “We are holding our distance at twenty-five kilometers, and Commander Danhauser is preparing to activate the deflector dish and release the polaron burst.”

    Creative Couplings John S. Drew 2005

  • When the ship fired its polaron beam at one mine, others within that defensive sphere reacted to the threat, homing in on the source of the beam and attacking it en masse.

    Creative Couplings John S. Drew 2005

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