Semiconductor meaning

Word: Semiconductor

How to pronounce: semɪkənˈdʌktə

Noun

Definitions:

1. A solid substance that has a conductivity between that of an insulator and that of most metals, either due to the addition of an impurity or because of temperature effects. Devices made of semiconductors, notably silicon, are essential components of most electronic circuits.

Example sentences: "Excitons are created in semiconductors when a laser field promotes an electron from the valance band to the conduction band."


Synonyms:

semiconducting material

semiconductor material

solid state

transistors

semiconductive


Derivations:

semiconducting


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Semiconductor in Other Languages...

Spanish: Semiconductor

German: Halbleiter

French: Semi

Italian: Semiconduttore

Turkish: Iletken