semiconductor

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Etymology

From semi- + conductor.

Noun

semiconductor (plural semiconductors)

1. (physics) 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.

2. (business, metonymic) Ellipsis of semiconductor device

   Near-synonyms: chip, microchip, integrated circuit

   The company supplies semiconductors to laptop, server, and smartphone manufacturers.

Translations

• French: semiconducteur
• German: Halbleiter
• Italian: semiconduttore
• Portuguese: semicondutor
• Russian: полупроводни́к
• Spanish: semiconductor

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