SEMICONDUCTOR


Meaning of SEMICONDUCTOR in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -ˈdək-tər ]

noun

Date: 1838

: any of a class of solids (as germanium or silicon) whose electrical conductivity is between that of a conductor and that of an insulator in being nearly as great as that of a metal at high temperatures and nearly absent at low temperatures

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.