semiconductor
Syllables: sem·i·con·duc·tor/ˌsɛmikənˈdʌktə/US/ˌsɛmikənˈdʌktɚ/
semiconductor noun: a substance with electrical properties intermediate between a good conductor and a good insulator. Also the ellipsis of semiconductor device.
Noun
semiconductor (plural semiconductors)
- 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.
Also used as
semiconductor is also the ellipsis of semiconductor device.
semiconductor meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
semiconductor in Hindi
- substance with electrical properties between conductor and insulator
- अर्धचालक पदार्थ ardhacālak padārth
semiconductor in Tamil
- குறைக்கடத்தி, செமிகண்டக்டர்
semiconductor in Marathi
- सेमीकंडक्टर, अर्धचालक, अर्धवाहक
semiconductor in Urdu
- substance with electrical properties between conductor and insulator
- نِیم مُوَصِّل nīm muvassil
More languagesFewer languages
- semiconductor in Bengali
- অর্ধপরিবাহী ordhopribahi
- semiconductor in Telugu
- సెమీకండక్టర్, సెమికండక్టర్
- semiconductor in Malayalam
- അർദ്ധചാലകൻ, അർദ്ധചാലക, സെമികണ്ടക്ടർ
- semiconductor in Kannada
- ಅರೆವಾಹಕ, ಸೆಮಿಕಂಡಕ್ಟರ್
- semiconductor in Punjabi
- ਸੈਮੀਕੰਡਕਟਰ, ਅਰਧ-ਕੰਡਕਟਰ, ਅਰਧਚਾਲਕ
- semiconductor in Gujarati
- સેમિકન્ડક્ટર, અર્ધવાહક, સેમીકન્ડક્ટર
- semiconductor in Odia
- ସେମିକଣ୍ଡକ୍ଟର, ଅର୍ଦ୍ଧପରିବାହୀ, ସେମିକଣ୍ଡକ୍ଟର୍
- semiconductor in Nepali
- अर्धचालक, सेमिकन्डक्टर, सेमीकन्डक्टर
- semiconductor in Tagalog
- malasaluyan, semikonduktor
- semiconductor in Arabic
- شِبْه مُوَصِّل šibh muwaṣṣil
- semiconductor in Malay
- separa pengalir, semikonduktor
- semiconductor in Indonesian
- semikonduktor
- semiconductor in Thai
- สารกึ่งตัวนำ sǎan-gʉ̀ng-dtuua-nam
- semiconductor in Vietnamese
- chất bán dẫn
- semiconductor in Myanmar
- တပိုင်းလျှပ်ကူး ta.puing:hlyapku:, ဆီမီကွန်ဒက်တာ hcimi-kwandakta
Examples of semiconductor in a sentence
- The silicon was doped with boron to make a p-type semiconductor.
- The fabless semiconductor company recently finished designing its new line of microchips.
- The circuitry is printed onto the semiconductor surface.
Synonyms of semiconductor
Forms of semiconductor
| plural | semiconductors |
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Origin of semiconductor
From semi- + conductor.
Words formed from semiconductor
Phrases with semiconductor
Questions about semiconductor
- What does semiconductor mean?
- Semiconductor means a substance with electrical properties intermediate between a good conductor and a good insulator.
- What is semiconductor in Hindi?
- Semiconductor in Hindi is अर्धचालक पदार्थ (ardhacālak padārth). See Semiconductor meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is semiconductor?
- Semiconductor is a noun.
- How do you pronounce semiconductor?
- Semiconductor is pronounced /ˌsɛmikənˈdʌktə/ (UK).
- What is the plural of semiconductor?
- The plural of semiconductor is semiconductors.
Words near semiconductor in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: semiconductor (page history and authors); semiconductor (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); semiconductor (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); semiconductor (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); semiconductor (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); semiconductor (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); semiconductor (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); semiconductor (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); semiconductor (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); semiconductor (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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