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wafer Definition

wa·fer (fər)

noun

    1. a thin, flat, crisp cracker or cookie
    2. anything resembling this, as a thin, flat disk of candy
  1. a piece of Eucharistic bread, specif., a thin, flat, white, typically round and unleavened piece of such bread, made from wheat
  2. a small adhesive disk, as of paper, dried paste, gelatin, etc., used as a seal on letters, documents, etc.
  3. a thin piece of a semiconductor on which integrated circuits are formed, as to create chips

Etymology: ME wafre < NormFr waufre < MDu wafel, wafer, waffle

transitive verb

to seal, close, attach, or fasten with a wafer or wafers

wafer Synonyms

wafer

n.

wafer Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • consecrate: They washed the saint's body, wrapped his head in a head cloth, and placed the consecrated wafer on his breast.
  • eat: We do not need to eat communion wafers to get communion with God.
  • produce: They can produce one semiconductor wafer relatively cheaply without disruption of an entire production line.
  • make: The bread was flat and tasted like wafers made with honey.
  • use: Unlike the wafers generally used at Mass, freshly baked bread that is consecrated will quickly go stale.

Adjective modifier

  • thin: Another test was with a very thin silicon wafer.
  • whole: MEMulator can automatically create very complicated virtual prototype models from a single die to a whole wafer.
  • new: The end of program joke is about " a new low fat communion wafer " .
  • single: More than 2500 devices are fabricated at the same time on a single wafer.

Modifies a noun

  • foundry: This technique has also been embraced by wafer foundries and fabrication houses to produce duplicates from silicon masters, significantly saving on production costs.
  • fabrication: They have a 5 " silicon wafer fabrication facility dedicated to CCD manufacture.
  • cookie: Popcorn, wafer biscuits, jelly beans, sports drinks.
  • processing: Details are also given about SEMATECH's wafer processing services with detailed product information available.
  • edge: Smoothness of the wafer edge is not a pre-requisite.
  • plant: March 29, 2002 Allowing Investment in 8-inch wafer plants on the Mainland.

Noun used with modifier

  • silicon: The silicon wafer is then subjected to deep reactive ion etching to release the rotor.
  • caramel: Family affair With fans from Britney Spears to the Queen, Tunnock's caramel wafers are one of Scotland's most successful exports.
  • communion: REYES: Or the Communion wafer into the body of Christ.
  • semiconductor: They can produce one semiconductor wafer relatively cheaply without disruption of an entire production line.
  • inch: The VG V90 is a 4 inch, 3 inch or 3 X 2 inch wafer MBE reactor with up to twelve source ports.

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