semiconductor
/ˌsemikənˈdʌktər/ noun [C] ITDefinition
› a material, such as silicon, that allows electricity to move through it more easily when its temperature increases, or an electronic machine made from this material
semiconducting /ˈsemikənˌdʌktɪŋ/ adjective [before noun] › semiconducting material.(Definition of semiconductor noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary
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