One application might help build better electronics. Electronics manufacturers such as Nitronex Corporation, which donated the piezoelectric materials used in the study, make devices grown out of gallium nitride (GaN) and aluminum nitride (AlN), which are grown on a substrate and consist of layers of very thin films.
Chin(noun) the lower extremity of the face below the mouth; the point of the under jaw. Chin(noun) the exterior or under surface embraced between the branches of the lower jaw bone, in birds.
Definition of 'chink'. Word Frequency. chink (tÊÉªÅk ) Word forms: plural , 3rd person singular present tense , plural chinks , present participle chinking, past tense , past participle chinked. 1. countable noun. A chink in a surface is a very narrow crack or opening in it. ...a chink in the wall. He peered through a chink in the curtains. Synonyms: opening, crack, gap, rift More Synonyms of chink. 2. countable noun. A chink of light is a small patch of light that shines through a small opening in something.