wafer
noun
wa·fer
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Definition of wafer
(Entry 1 of 2)
1a
: a thin crisp cake, candy, or cracker
b
: a round thin piece of unleavened bread used in the celebration of the Eucharist
2
: an adhesive disk of dried paste with added coloring matter used as a seal
3a
: a thin disk or ring resembling a wafer and variously used (as for a valve or diaphragm)
b
: a thin slice of semiconductor (such as silicon) used as a base for an electronic component or circuit
wafer
verb
wafered;
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Definition of wafer (Entry 2 of 2)
1
: to seal, close, or fasten with a wafer
2
: to divide (something, such as a silicon rod) into wafers
Examples of wafer in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
Ordinarily, they would each be cut into separate chips to yield multiple finished parts from a round silicon wafer. — Jonathan Vanian, Fortune, "Sometimes You Don’t Need Deep Learning: Eye on A.I.," 20 Aug. 2019 There’s a delicate diamond wafer that’s the width of a sheet of paper and cones that are difficult to see with the naked eye. — Jacob Demmitt, Washington Post, "Tech startup hopes to turn NASA funding into big business," 17 Aug. 2019 Light and flaky wafers coated in chocolate and sesame seeds made by the Indonesian brand Deka can’t be recommended highly enough. — Paul Stephen, ExpressNews.com, "Go back to school with a global snack in your pack from Universal Yums," 7 Aug. 2019 Sipping wine and biting off a piece of a wafer, Aldrin said his prayers quietly while Armstrong looked on. — Matt Blitz, Popular Mechanics, "How Our Trip to the Moon Pushed Innovation Here on Earth," 23 July 2019 The unit’s centerpiece is a table where skeletons are laid out for tribal elders, who wrap the remains in kangaroo skin or wafer-thin paperbark to take back to Country. — David Maurice Smith, Smithsonian, "A 42,000-Year-Old Man Finally Goes Home," 23 Aug. 2019 In Cerebras’s case, the entire wafer is used to make a multi-chip computer, a supercomputer on a slab. — Jonathan Vanian, Fortune, "Sometimes You Don’t Need Deep Learning: Eye on A.I.," 20 Aug. 2019 His ruling Conservative Party has a wafer-thin majority, and just a few party colleagues voting against his government could force a vote of no confidence. — Billy Perrigo/london, Time, "Boris Johnson Wins Contest to Become New U.K. Prime Minister," 23 July 2019 Eventually the wafers are divided into an array of chips that are cut apart for individual use in products. — Wayne Rash, Ars Technica, "Manufacturing memory means scribing silicon in a sea of sensors," 21 June 2019Recent Examples on the Web: Verb
Historic wafering iron designs indicate that, like today, the irons could be given as wedding gifts. — Kat Eschner, Smithsonian, "These Beautiful Medieval Wafer Presses Are Where Waffles Come From," 29 June 2017 Historic wafering iron designs indicate that, like today, the irons could be given as wedding gifts. — Kat Eschner, Smithsonian, "These Beautiful Medieval Wafer Presses Are Where Waffles Come From," 29 June 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'wafer.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for wafer
wafer
noun
English Language Learners Definition of wafer
: a thin, crisp cracker
: a round, thin piece of bread eaten during the Christian Communion ceremony
: a small, round, thin object
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wafer
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wa·fer
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Kids Definition of wafer
: a thin crisp cake or cracker
wafer
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wa·fer
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Medical Definition of wafer
: cachet
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