Usually means: Electron coupled with lattice distortion.
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  1. polaron: Merriam-Webster
  2. polaron: Collins English Dictionary
  3. polaron: Wiktionary
  4. polaron: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  5. Polaron: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia

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  1. Polaron: Eric Weisstein's World of Physics

Definitions from Wiktionary (polaron)

noun:  (physics) The object (a quasiparticle) 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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