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.
- synonyms: semiconducting material
- A conductor made with semiconducting material.
- synonyms: semiconductor device, semiconductor unit
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