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Semiconductor

//ˌsɛmikənˈdʌktə// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A substance with electrical properties intermediate between a good conductor and a good insulator.

    "Holonyms: chip, microchip, integrated circuit"

  2. 2
    a conductor made with semiconducting material wordnet
  3. 3
    Ellipsis of semiconductor device. abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, metonymically

    "Near-synonyms: chip, microchip, integrated circuit"

  4. 4
    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 wordnet

Etymology

From semi- + conductor.

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