Semiconductor

/sˌɛmɪkəndˈʌktɐ/

/ˌsɛmaɪkənˈdəktɝ/, /ˌsɛmikənˈdəktɝ/, /ˌsɛmɪkənˈdəktɝ/

Semiconductor

a conductor made with semiconducting material

a solid substance that conducts electricity or heat better than insulators, but not as well as most metals

Examples

1. Semiconductors fall somewhere in the middle.

2. Semiconductors have enabled the technological revolution, the internet, the computer, and the cellphone.

3. Semiconductors is like the oil of the 21st century.

4. You have semiconductors.