| NOUN | substance | semiconducting material, semiconductor | a substance as germanium or silicon whose electrical conductivity is intermediate between that of a metal and an insulator |
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| 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. | |
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| Synonym | semiconductor | |
| Narrower | germanium, Ge, atomic number 32 | A brittle / brittle grey crystalline element that is a semiconducting metalloid (resembling silicon) used in transistors |
| silicon, Si, atomic number 14 | A tetravalent nonmetallic element | |
| Broader | conductor | A substance that readily conducts e.g. electricity and heat |
| Substance of | semiconductor device, semiconductor unit, semiconductor | A conductor made with semiconducting material |
| Spanish | semiconductor | |
| Catalan | semiconductor | |
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