Word Frequency
wafer (ˈweɪfə
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Definitions
noun
- a thin crisp sweetened biscuit with different flavourings, served with ice cream, etc
- (Christianity) a thin disc of unleavened bread used in the Eucharist as celebrated by the Western Church
- (pharmacology) an envelope of rice paper enclosing a medicament
- (electronics) a large single crystal of semiconductor material, such as silicon, on which numerous integrated circuits are manufactured and then separated
- a small thin disc of adhesive material used to seal letters, documents, etc
verb
- tr to seal, fasten, or attach with a wafer
Derived Forms
ˈwafer-ˌlike, ˈwafery adjectiveWord Origin
C14: from Old Northern French waufre, from Middle Low German wāfel; related to waffle1Translations for 'wafer'
- British English: wafer A wafer is a thin crisp biscuit, often eaten with ice cream.ˈweɪfə NOUN
- Arabic: بِسْكُوتٌ وَيْفَر
- Brazilian Portuguese: biscoito
- Chinese: 薄饼
- Croatian: oblatna
- Czech: oplatka
- Danish: vaffel
- Dutch: wafel
- European Spanish: gofre
- Finnish: vohvelikeksi
- French: gaufrette
- German: Waffel
- Greek: γκοφρέτα
- Italian: wafer
- Japanese: ウエハース
- Korean: 웨이퍼
- Norwegian: vaffelkjeks
- Polish: wafel
- Portuguese: biscoito
- Romanian: vafă vafe
- Russian: вафля
- Spanish: oblea
- Swedish: rånkex
- Thai: ขนมปังกรอบบางรสหวานมักกินกับไอศกรีม
- Turkish: gofret
- Ukrainian: вафля
- Vietnamese: bánh xốp
Example Sentences Including 'wafer'
But they are already designing a wafer 10 centimetres square that will carry more than a million thrusters.New Scientist (1999)
He drew back the hammer, exposing the small copper wafer in which the gunpowder was packed.Sharpe's Waterloo
He gave Frodo water and an additional wafer of the waybread, and he made a pillow of his cloak for his master's head.THE LORD OF THE RINGS (2004)
Sharing a wafer of lembas, and munching it as best they could with their parched mouths, Frodo and Sam plodded on.THE LORD OF THE RINGS (2004)
Silicon wafer is very expensive and the smaller the chip, the more can be manufactured from one silicon wafer.Misc (1999)
THE plot is as thin as a wafer , and far from clear in its delivery.Glasgow Herald (2001)
The company's just bought Inmost, and that means wafer scale technology and transputers.The Last Raven
The wafer treat, invented in the Twenties, finished in the top spot for the 14th year running.Sun, News of the World (2000)
Zydis, a wafer form of Zyprexa, rapidly dissolves on contact with saliva and resists being spit out by unco-operative patients.canada.com (2004)
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