English Online Dictionary. What means semiconductor? What does semiconductor mean?
English
Etymology
From semi- + conductor.
Noun
semiconductor (plural semiconductors)
- (physics) A substance with electrical properties intermediate between a good conductor and a good insulator.
- Holonyms: chip, microchip, integrated circuit
- (business, metonymically) Ellipsis of semiconductor device.
- Near-synonyms: chip, microchip, integrated circuit
Derived terms
- intrinsic semiconductor
- semiconductor heterostructure
- semiconductor memory
Related terms
Translations
See also
- germanium
- silicium
- silicon
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French semi-conducteur.
Noun
semiconductor n (plural semiconductoare)
- (physics) semiconductor
Declension
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /semikonduɡˈtoɾ/ [se.mi.kõn̪.d̪uɣ̞ˈt̪oɾ]
- Rhymes: -oɾ
- Syllabification: se‧mi‧con‧duc‧tor
Adjective
semiconductor (feminine semiconductora, masculine plural semiconductores, feminine plural semiconductoras)
- semiconducting
Noun
semiconductor m (plural semiconductores)
- (physics) semiconductor
Further reading
- “semiconductor”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28