Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

semiconductor

/ˌsɛmikənˈdʌktɚ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.53 in modern English

Syllables: sem-i-con-duc-tor
IPA: /ˌsɛmikənˈdʌktɚ/

20

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

5

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A substance with electrical properties intermediate between a good conductor and a good insulator.

noun

Ellipsis of semiconductor device.

Example Sentences

"Holonyms: chip, microchip, integrated circuit"
"Integrated circuits are made from semiconductors, especially silicon."
"In this sense we are to understand the following table in which bodies are classed as conductors, semiconductors, and nonconductors; those bodies being conveniently designated as conductors which, when applied to an electroscope charged with either kind of electricity discharge it almost instantaneously; semiconductors being those which discharge it in a short but measurable time, a few seconds, for instance; while nonconductors effect no discharge even, in the course of a minute."
"The following table of conductors may therefore be used in inverse order as a table of resistances, the good conductors being bodies of slight resistance, the semiconductors being bodies of great resistance, and the insulators being bodies of so great resistance that they almost effectually oppose the passage of any current."
"Near-synonyms: chip, microchip, integrated circuit"
"The company supplies semiconductors to laptop, server, and smartphone manufacturers."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sēmi Latin sēmi-bor. English semi- English conductor English semiconductor From semi- + conductor.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌsɛmikənˈdʌktɚ/
British English: /ˌsɛmikənˈdʌktə/

Inflected Forms

semiconductors (plural)

Phrases

intrinsic semiconductor semiconductor heterostructure semiconductor memory

Frequently Paired Words

semiconductance semiconducting semiconduction semiconductive semiconductivity germanium silicium silicon

Synonyms

chip microchip integrated circuit semiconductor device semiconductor unit semiconducting material

Rhymes With

instructor conductor constructor abductor inductor fruchter

Questions

How do you pronounce semiconductor?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌsɛmikənˈdʌktɚ/.
What does semiconductor mean?: A substance with electrical properties intermediate between a good conductor and a good insulator.
Where does semiconductor come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sēmi Latin sēmi-bor. English semi- English conductor English semiconductor From semi- + conductor.

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