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wa·fer
wafer
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- pronunciation:
- weI
fr
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun)
part of speech: |
noun |
definition 1: |
a small thin crisp cracker or cookie.
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definition 2: |
a small thin round piece of bread eaten in the sacrament of the Eucharist.
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definition 3: |
in electronics, a small thin piece of semiconducting material on which transistors or integrated circuits are produced.
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definition 4: |
a thin disk of adhesive material, such as gelatin or dried paste, used to seal or attach papers or the like.
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part of speech: |
transitive verb |
inflections: |
wafers, wafering, wafered |
definition 1: |
to seal or attach using a wafer.
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definition 2: |
in electronics, to make wafers from (semiconducting material).
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derivations: |
waferlike (adj.), wafery (adj.) |
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