Meaning

1 senses
  1. A substance with electrical properties intermediate between a good conductor and a good insulator.

    Holonyms: chip, microchip, integrated circuit

    Integrated circuits are made from semiconductors, especially silicon.

    Halbleiter

    полупроводни́кpoluprovodník

    напівпровідни́кnapivprovidnýk

    a substance as germanium or silicon whose electrical conductivity is intermediate between that of a metal and an insulator; its conductivity increases with temperature and in the presence of impurities

Examples

9 sentences
  1. Automakers are grappling with semiconductor shortages.

    deAutohersteller haben mit Halbleiterengpässen zu kämpfen.

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  2. Taiwan produces half of the world's semiconductors.

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  3. Sputter deposition is widely employed in the semiconductor industry.

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  4. Car makers are struggling to deal with semiconductor shortages.

    deAutohersteller haben mit Halbleiterengpässen zu kämpfen.

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  5. Silicon is a semiconductor.

    ruКремний является полупроводником.

    deSilicium ist ein Halbleiter.

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Translations

9 languages
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substance with electrical properties between conductor and insulator:
Русский
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substance with electrical properties between conductor and insulator:
Deutsch
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substance with electrical properties between conductor and insulator:

Forms

plural: semiconductors
Singularsemiconductor
Pluralsemiconductors

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Synonyms

3 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • a substance as germanium or silicon whose electrical conductivity is intermediate between that of a metal and an insulator; its conductivity increases with temperature and in the presence of impurities:semiconducting material
  • a conductor made with semiconducting material:semiconductor devicesemiconductor unit

Word family

11 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
semiconductor — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto