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wa·fer
 wafer
- pronunciation:
- weI
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- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb
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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: |
wafered, wafering, wafers |
| 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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