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semicomatose |
semicompact |
semiconducting |
semiconducting material |
semiconductive |
semiconductor
| semiconductor device
| semiconductor diode
| semiconductor unit
| semiconscious
| semiconsciousness
semiconductor
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun semiconductor has 2 senses
- semiconductor(n = noun.substance) semiconducting material - a substance as germanium or silicon whose electrical conductivity is intermediate between that of a metal and an insulator; its conductivity increases with temperature and in the presence of impurities; Array has particulars: atomic number 32, ge, germanium, atomic number 14, si, silicon
- semiconductor(n = noun.artifact) semiconductor device, semiconductor unit - a conductor made with semiconducting material; Array has particulars: chip, micro chip, microchip, microprocessor chip, silicon chip, crystal rectifier, diode, junction rectifier, semiconductor diode, n-type semiconductor, p-type semiconductor, thermal resistor, thermistor, electronic transistor, junction transistor, transistor
is a kind of conductor
is a kind of conductor
OXFORD DICTIONARY
semiconductor, n. a solid substance that is a non-conductor when pure or at a low temperature but has a conductivity between that of insulators and that of most metals when containing a suitable impurity or at a higher temperature and is used in integrated circuits, transistors, diodes, etc.
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