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['weɪfə(r)]1) gastr. cialda f., wafer m.2) relig. ostia f.3) elettron. wafer m.4) (on letter) sigillo m.* * *['weifə](a type of very thin biscuit, often eaten with ice-cream.) wafer* * *wafer /ˈweɪfə(r)/n.1 wafer; biscotto sottile e friabile; cialda2 (relig.) ostia4 (tecn.) elemento piatto5 (elettron.) wafer; fetta di silicio; lamella● wafer-thin, molto sottile; quasi trasparente: wafer-thin slices, fettine trasparenti □ as thin as a wafer, sottile come un'ostia; sottilissimowaferya.sottile come un'ostia; sottilissimo.(to) wafer /ˈweɪfə(r)/v. t.* * *['weɪfə(r)]1) gastr. cialda f., wafer m.2) relig. ostia f.3) elettron. wafer m.4) (on letter) sigillo m. -
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Wafer — Wa fer, n. [OE. wafre, OF. waufre, qaufre, F. qaufre; of Teutonic origin; cf. LG. & D. wafel, G. waffel, Dan. vaffel, Sw. v[*a]ffla; all akin to G. wabe a honeycomb, OHG. waba, being named from the resemblance to a honeycomb. G. wabe is probably… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Wafer cake — Wafer Wa fer, n. [OE. wafre, OF. waufre, qaufre, F. qaufre; of Teutonic origin; cf. LG. & D. wafel, G. waffel, Dan. vaffel, Sw. v[*a]ffla; all akin to G. wabe a honeycomb, OHG. waba, being named from the resemblance to a honeycomb. G. wabe is… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Wafer irons — Wafer Wa fer, n. [OE. wafre, OF. waufre, qaufre, F. qaufre; of Teutonic origin; cf. LG. & D. wafel, G. waffel, Dan. vaffel, Sw. v[*a]ffla; all akin to G. wabe a honeycomb, OHG. waba, being named from the resemblance to a honeycomb. G. wabe is… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Wafer tongs — Wafer Wa fer, n. [OE. wafre, OF. waufre, qaufre, F. qaufre; of Teutonic origin; cf. LG. & D. wafel, G. waffel, Dan. vaffel, Sw. v[*a]ffla; all akin to G. wabe a honeycomb, OHG. waba, being named from the resemblance to a honeycomb. G. wabe is… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Wafer woman — Wafer Wa fer, n. [OE. wafre, OF. waufre, qaufre, F. qaufre; of Teutonic origin; cf. LG. & D. wafel, G. waffel, Dan. vaffel, Sw. v[*a]ffla; all akin to G. wabe a honeycomb, OHG. waba, being named from the resemblance to a honeycomb. G. wabe is… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
wafer-thin — I adjective very thin wafer thin sheets of metal • Similar to: ↑thin II adverb very thin it was cut wafer thin * * * adj : extremely thin and flat … Useful english dictionary
wafer-thin — adjective a) Very thin, as thin as a wafer. The President is struggling to maintain his government with only a wafer thin majority in the lower house. b) A very small difference … Wiktionary
wafer — [wā′fər] n. [ME wafre < NormFr waufre < MDu wafel, wafer, WAFFLE1] 1. a) a thin, flat, crisp cracker or cookie b) anything resembling this, as a thin, flat disk of candy 2. a piece of Eucharistic bread, specif., a thin, flat, white,… … English World dictionary
wafer-thin — adj extremely thin ▪ wafer thin chocolates … Dictionary of contemporary English
wafer-thin — adjective extremely thin: wafer thin slices of bread … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Wafer dicing — is the process by which individual silicon chips or integrated circuits on a silicon wafer are separated following the processing of the wafer. The dicing process can be accomplished by scribing and breaking, by mechanical sawing (normally with a … Wikipedia