semiconductor
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
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
Types & categories
Parts & wholes
- semiconductor device substance holonym
Sense 2 noun
a conductor made with semiconducting material
Types & categories
- conductor hypernym
- microchip hyponym
- semiconductor diode hyponym
- n-type semiconductor hyponym
- p-type semiconductor hyponym
- thermistor hyponym
- transistor hyponym
Parts & wholes
- semiconductor substance meronym
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | substance holonym | Parts & wholes | semiconductor device |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | conductor |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | Ge |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | silicon |
| 2 | substance meronym | Parts & wholes | semiconductor |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | conductor |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | microchip |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | semiconductor diode |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | n-type semiconductor |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | p-type semiconductor |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | thermistor |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | transistor |