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semiconductor

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Noun

a conductor made with semiconducting material

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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semiconductor device semiconductor unit semiconducting material

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