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• semiconductor — sem‧i‧con‧duc‧tor [ˌsemikənˈdʌktə ǁ ər] noun [countable] COMPUTING a substance, such as silicon, used in electronic equipment to pass an electric current from one part of the equipment to another, or a chip made using this substance: • Hitachi… …   Financial and business terms

• semiconductor — [sem΄i kən duk′tər] n. a substance, as germanium or silicon, whose conductivity is poor at low temperatures but is improved by minute additions of certain substances or by the application of heat, light, or voltage: used in transistors,… …   English World dictionary

• semiconductor — /sem ee keuhn duk teuhr, sem uy /, n. 1. a substance, as silicon or germanium, with electrical conductivity intermediate between that of an insulator and a conductor: a basic component of various kinds of electronic circuit element (semiconductor …   Universalium

• semiconductor device — noun a conductor made with semiconducting material • Syn: ↑semiconductor unit, ↑semiconductor • Hypernyms: ↑conductor • Hyponyms: ↑chip, ↑microchip, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• semiconductor unit — noun a conductor made with semiconducting material • Syn: ↑semiconductor device, ↑semiconductor • Hypernyms: ↑conductor • Hyponyms: ↑chip, ↑microchip, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• semiconductor — /ˌsɛmikənˈdʌktə / (say .semeekuhn duktuh) noun 1. a substance whose electrical conductivity at normal temperatures is intermediate between that of a metal and an insulator, and whose conductivity increases with a rise in temperature over a… …  

• semiconductor — UK [ˌsemɪkənˈdʌktə(r)] / US [ˌsemɪkənˈdʌktər] / US [ˌsemaɪkənˈdʌktər] noun [countable] Word forms semiconductor : singular semiconductor plural semiconductors physics a solid substance such as silicon that allows some electricity to pass through… …   English dictionary

• semiconductor — [[t]se̱mikəndʌ̱ktə(r)[/t]] semiconductors also semi conductor N COUNT A semiconductor is a substance used in electronics whose ability to conduct electricity increases with greater heat …   English dictionary

• semiconductor — sem•i•con•duc•tor [[t]ˈsɛm i kənˌdʌk tər, ˈsɛm aɪ [/t]] n. 1) elo a substance, as silicon or germanium, with electrical conductivity intermediate between that of an insulator and a conductor 2) elo a basic electronic component incorporating such… …   From formal English to slang

• semiconductor — noun A substance with electrical properties intermediate between a good conductor and a good insulator. See Also: conductor …   Wiktionary

• semiconductor — sem|i|con|duc|tor [ˌsemikənˈdʌktə US ər] n a substance, such as ↑silicon, that allows some electric currents to pass through it, and is used in electronic equipment >semiconducting adj [only before noun] …   Dictionary of contemporary English