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Brattain in a sentence

Brattain meaning

A surname.

Using Brattain

  • The main meaning on this page is: A surname.
  • In the example corpus, brattain often appears in combinations such as: and brattain, brattain started, brattain and.

Context around Brattain

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 22.7 words
  • Position in the sentence: 5 start, 3 middle, 4 end
  • Sentence types: 12 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

walter 1× ordered 1×

Often after:

started 2× reported 1× bardeen 1× immediately 1× devised 1×

Sentence patterns with Brattain

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

and walter brattain immediately realized 1× bardeen and brattain 1× bardeen and brattain had accomplished 1× brattain reported using 1× brattain started experiments 1× brattain started working 1× credited to brattain and bardeen 1× december 16 brattain devised a 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

brattain reported using 1× brattain started experiments 1× brattain started working 1× by june 1948 1× carefully restricted internal 1× he invited several 1×

Common sentence endings:

a germanium surface 1× as the inventors 1× at the crack 1× bardeen and brattain 1× brattain in 1943 1× evaporated on it 1×

Words around Brattain

Just before it in the word index:

bratt 37 bratsk 2 brats 39 bratman 2 bratislava 114 bratic 2

Just after it in the word index:

brattish 2 brattle 6 brattleboro 21 bratton 23 bratty 13 bratwurst 21

Similar in corpus frequency:

aami 15 aat 15 abada 15 abcs 15 abdulkareem 15 abha 15

Corpus analysis for Brattain

  • In this selection, "brattain" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 22.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, walter, ordered, started, reported and bardeen stand out and add context to how "brattain" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include and walter brattain immediately realized and bardeen and brattain. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "brattain" sits close to words such as aami, aat and abada, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with brattain

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

He ordered Brattain and Bardeen to find out why it wouldn't. (12 words)

They married in 1935 and had a son, William G. Brattain, in 1943. (13 words)

Three others (submitted first) covered the electrolyte-based transistors with Bardeen, Gibney and Brattain as the inventors. (17 words)

Longer example sentences

Brattain reported: "Using this double point contact, contact was made to a germanium surface that had been anodized to 90 volts, electrolyte washed off in H2O and then had some gold spots evaporated on it. (35 words)

By June 1948, witnessing currents flowing through point-contacts, Mataré produced consistent results using samples of germanium produced by Welker, similar to what Bardeen and Brattain had accomplished earlier in December 1947. (32 words)

Improvements in transistor design Shockley was upset about the device being credited to Brattain and Bardeen, who he felt had built it "behind his back" to take the glory. (29 words)

Example sentences (12)

Brattain reported: "Using this double point contact, contact was made to a germanium surface that had been anodized to 90 volts, electrolyte washed off in H2O and then had some gold spots evaporated on it.

Brattain started experiments to study the surface states through observations made while shining a bright light on the semiconductor's surface.

Brattain started working on building such a device, and tantalizing hints of amplification continued to appear as the team worked on the problem.

By June 1948, witnessing currents flowing through point-contacts, Mataré produced consistent results using samples of germanium produced by Welker, similar to what Bardeen and Brattain had accomplished earlier in December 1947.

Carefully restricted internal conferences within Bell Labs shared information about the work of Brattain, Bardeen, Shockley and others who were engaged in related research.

He invited several other people to see this crystal, and Walter Brattain immediately realized there was some sort of junction at the crack.

He ordered Brattain and Bardeen to find out why it wouldn't.

Improvements in transistor design Shockley was upset about the device being credited to Brattain and Bardeen, who he felt had built it "behind his back" to take the glory.

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On December 16, Brattain devised a method of placing two gold leaf contacts close together on a germanium surface.

The ensuing publicity generated by the "invention of the transistor" often thrust Shockley to the fore, much to the chagrin of Bardeen and Brattain.

They married in 1935 and had a son, William G. Brattain, in 1943.

Three others (submitted first) covered the electrolyte-based transistors with Bardeen, Gibney and Brattain as the inventors.

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Common combinations with brattain

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "brattain" in a sentence?
An example: "Brattain reported: "Using this double point contact, contact was made to a germanium surface that had been anodized to 90 volts, electrolyte washed off in H2O and then had some gold spots evaporated on it." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "brattain" from authentic English texts.
What does "brattain" mean?
Brattain means: A surname.
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