clean room
noun
\ ˈklēn-ˌrüm
, -ˌru̇m\
, -ˌru̇m\
Definition of clean room
: a room for the manufacture or assembly of objects (such as precision parts) that is maintained at a high level of cleanliness by special means
Examples of clean room in a Sentence
The microchips are manufactured in a clean room.
Recent Examples on the Web
The deal helped fund the redesign of the university’s J. Erik Jonsson School of Engineering, which includes facilities such as a world-class clean room necessary for making microchips. — Washington Post, "University of Texas at Dallas celebrates 50th anniversary," 20 Aug. 2019 The deal helped fund the redesign of the university’s J. Erik Jonsson School of Engineering, which includes facilities such as a world-class clean room necessary for making microchips. — María Méndez, Dallas News, "How UT Dallas evolved from a small research center into one of the fastest-growing universities in just 50 years," 18 Aug. 2019 Even service dogs may be denied entry by some employers, for example semiconductor manufacturers operating dust-free clean rooms. — Author: Richard Read, Anchorage Daily News, "Alexa, how many dogs come to work at Amazon Seattle? 7,000," 30 June 2019 In another nod to family, Rosalinda Flores, a 38-year-old clean room technician from Austin, has a tattoo on her calf that is a tribute to her late father. — Marcy De Luna, Houston Chronicle, "Crowds throng 2019 Houston Tattoo Arts Convention," 8 June 2019 His father oversaw the clean room facilities that prepared every component of the Lunar module, which Nocera says would not have been nearly as interesting. — John D'anna, azcentral, "A young engineer trainee found himself at the Apollo 11 launch with Barry Goldwater," 16 July 2019 Video shows clean rooms and children in classrooms – which contrasts troubling images from a recent DHS Inspector General report that condemned unsanitary conditions and dangerous overcrowding at some CBP facilities. — CBS News, "ICE raids targeting thousands of undocumented migrants will reportedly begin this weekend," 11 July 2019 Even service dogs may be denied entry by some employers, for example semiconductor manufacturers operating dust-free clean rooms. — Richard Read, latimes.com, "Alexa, how many dogs come to work at Amazon Seattle? 7,000," 21 June 2019 From there, we were ushered into a clean room where we were briefed on some of the reports from the project’s vast files: sightings from across the country, just a handful of stories of lights in the skies. — Andrew Liptak, The Verge, "The History Channel’s scripted ‘Project Blue Book’ arrives later this year," 23 July 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'clean room.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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clean room
noun
English Language Learners Definition of clean room
: a room that is kept extremely clean so that certain products can be made in it
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