Silicon is a semiconductor.
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Semiconductor
//ˌsɛmikənˈdʌktə//
Synonyms for "semiconductor" (11 found)
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6 entriesTranslations
53 translations across 49 languages.
Albanian
1 entries- gjysmëpërcjellës noun (substance with electrical properties between conductor and insulator)
Arabic
1 entries- شِبْه مُوَصِّل noun (substance with electrical properties between conductor and insulator)
Armenian
1 entries- կիսահաղորդիչ noun (substance with electrical properties between conductor and insulator)
Azerbaijani
1 entries- yarımkeçirici noun (substance with electrical properties between conductor and insulator)
Basque
1 entries- erdieroale noun (substance with electrical properties between conductor and insulator)
Belarusian
1 entries- паўправадні́к noun (substance with electrical properties between conductor and insulator)
Bulgarian
1 entries- полупрово́дник noun (substance with electrical properties between conductor and insulator)
Catalan
1 entries- semiconductor noun (substance with electrical properties between conductor and insulator)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 半導體 /半导体 noun (substance with electrical properties between conductor and insulator)
Czech
1 entries- polovodič noun (substance with electrical properties between conductor and insulator)
Danish
1 entries- halvleder noun (substance with electrical properties between conductor and insulator)
Dutch
1 entries- halfgeleider noun (substance with electrical properties between conductor and insulator)
Esperanto
3 entries- duonkonduktanto noun (substance with electrical properties between conductor and insulator)
- duonkonduktaĵo noun (substance with electrical properties between conductor and insulator)
- semikonduktaĵo noun (substance with electrical properties between conductor and insulator)
Estonian
1 entries- pooljuht noun (substance with electrical properties between conductor and insulator)
Finnish
1 entries- puolijohde noun (substance with electrical properties between conductor and insulator)
French
1 entries- semiconducteur noun (substance with electrical properties between conductor and insulator)
Georgian
1 entries- ნახევარგამტარი noun (substance with electrical properties between conductor and insulator)
German
1 entries- Halbleiter noun (substance with electrical properties between conductor and insulator)
Greek
1 entries- ημιαγωγός noun (substance with electrical properties between conductor and insulator)
Hungarian
1 entries- félvezető noun (substance with electrical properties between conductor and insulator)
Icelandic
1 entries- hálfleiðari noun (substance with electrical properties between conductor and insulator)
Irish
1 entries- leathsheoltóir noun (substance with electrical properties between conductor and insulator)
Italian
1 entries- semiconduttore noun (substance with electrical properties between conductor and insulator)
Japanese
1 entries- 半導体 noun (substance with electrical properties between conductor and insulator)
Kazakh
1 entries- шалаөткізгіш noun (substance with electrical properties between conductor and insulator)
Khmer
2 entries- សឺមីកុងឌុចទ័រ noun (substance with electrical properties between conductor and insulator)
- អង្គធាតុកន្លះចម្លង noun (substance with electrical properties between conductor and insulator)
Korean
1 entries- 반도체 noun (substance with electrical properties between conductor and insulator)
Latvian
1 entries- pusvadītājs noun (substance with electrical properties between conductor and insulator)
Lithuanian
1 entries- puslaidininkis noun (substance with electrical properties between conductor and insulator)
Macedonian
1 entries- полуспроводник noun (substance with electrical properties between conductor and insulator)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- halvleder noun (substance with electrical properties between conductor and insulator)
Persian
1 entries- نیمرسانا noun (substance with electrical properties between conductor and insulator)
Polish
1 entries- półprzewodnik noun (substance with electrical properties between conductor and insulator)
Portuguese
1 entries- semicondutor noun (substance with electrical properties between conductor and insulator)
Romanian
1 entries- semiconductor noun (substance with electrical properties between conductor and insulator)
Russian
1 entries- полупроводни́к noun (substance with electrical properties between conductor and insulator)
Scottish Gaelic
1 entries- fo-ghiùlanair noun (substance with electrical properties between conductor and insulator)
Serbo-Croatian
2 entries- poluvòdīč noun (substance with electrical properties between conductor and insulator)
- полуво̀дӣч noun (substance with electrical properties between conductor and insulator)
Slovak
1 entries- polovodič noun (substance with electrical properties between conductor and insulator)
Slovene
1 entries- polprevodnik noun (substance with electrical properties between conductor and insulator)
Spanish
1 entries- semiconductor noun (substance with electrical properties between conductor and insulator)
Swedish
1 entries- halvledare noun (substance with electrical properties between conductor and insulator)
Tagalog
1 entries- malasaluyan noun (substance with electrical properties between conductor and insulator)
Tajik
1 entries- нимноқил noun (substance with electrical properties between conductor and insulator)
Turkish
1 entries- yarı iletken noun (substance with electrical properties between conductor and insulator)
Ukrainian
1 entries- напівпровідни́к noun (substance with electrical properties between conductor and insulator)
Uzbek
1 entries- yarimoʻtkazgich noun (substance with electrical properties between conductor and insulator)
Vietnamese
1 entries- chất bán dẫn noun (substance with electrical properties between conductor and insulator)
Welsh
1 entries- lled-ddargludydd noun (substance with electrical properties between conductor and insulator)
Sample sentences
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An electrode is an electrical conductor used to make contact with a nonmetallic part of a circuit (e.g. a semiconductor, an electrolyte, a vacuum or air).
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Automakers are grappling with semiconductor shortages.
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Despite having a business degree, Lee worked as an office assistant at a semiconductor manufacturer.
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