wafer

wa·fer

 (wā′fər)

n.

1. A small, thin, crisp cake, biscuit, or candy.

2. Ecclesiastical A small thin disk of unleavened bread used in the Eucharist.

3. Pharmacology A flat, tablet of rice paper or dried flour paste encasing a powdered drug.

4. A small disk of adhesive material used as a seal for papers.

5. Electronics A small, thin circular slice of a semiconducting material, such as pure silicon, on which an integrated circuit can be formed.

tr.v. wa·fered, wa·fer·ing, wa·fers

1. To seal or fasten together with a disk of adhesive material.

2. Pharmacology To prepare in the form of wafers.

3. Electronics To divide into wafers.

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[Middle English wafre, from Anglo-Norman, variant of Old North French waufre, of Germanic origin; see webh- in Indo-European roots.]

wafer

(ˈweɪfə)

n

1. (Cookery) a thin crisp sweetened biscuit with different flavourings, served with ice cream, etc

2. (Ecclesiastical Terms) Christianity a thin disc of unleavened bread used in the Eucharist as celebrated by the Western Church

3. (Pharmacology) pharmacol an envelope of rice paper enclosing a medicament

4. (Electronics) electronics a large single crystal of semiconductor material, such as silicon, on which numerous integrated circuits are manufactured and then separated

5. (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) a small thin disc of adhesive material used to seal letters, documents, etc

vb

(tr) to seal, fasten, or attach with a wafer

[C14: from Old Northern French waufre, from Middle Low German wāfel; related to waffle¹]

ˈwafer-ˌlike, ˈwafery adj

wa•fer

(ˈweɪ fər)

n.

1. a thin, crisp cake or biscuit, often sweetened and flavored.

2. a thin disk of unleavened bread, used in the Eucharist.

3. a thin disk, esp. of dried paste, used esp. for sealing letters.

4. any small, thin disk, as a washer or piece of insulation.

5. a thin slice of semiconductor used as a base material on which single transistors or integrated-circuit components are formed.

v.t.

6. to seal, close, or attach by means of a wafer.

[1350–1400; Middle English wafre < Middle Dutch wafer, variant of wafel waffle¹]

wafer

Past participle: wafered
Gerund: wafering

Imperative

wafer

wafer

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	wafer - a small adhesive disk of paste; used to seal letters library paste, paste - an adhesive made from water and flour or starch; used on paper and paperboard
	2.	wafer - a small thin crisp cake or cookie   cookie, cooky, biscuit - any of various small flat sweet cakes (`biscuit' is the British term)
	3.	wafer - thin disk of unleavened bread used in a religious service (especially in the celebration of the Eucharist) bread, breadstuff, staff of life - food made from dough of flour or meal and usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then baked

Translations

بِسْكُوتٌ وَيْفَررُقاقَه، بَسْكويت هَش

oplatka

vaffel

WaffelWafer

γκοφρέτα

gofreoblea

vohvelikeksi

gaufrettetranche

oblatna

ostya

òunnt kex, ískex

ostiawafercialda

ウエハース

웨이퍼

plonytisvaflis

vafele

wafel

oblatvaffelkjeks

wafel

biscoito

вафля

oplátka

oblat

rån

ขนมปังกรอบบางรสหวานมักกินกับไอศกรีม

gofretkâğıt helvası

bánh xốp

威化饼薄脆饼干薄饼

wafer

[ˈweɪfəʳ] N

1. (= biscuit) → galleta f (Rel) → hostia f; (eaten with ice cream) → barquillo m

2. (Comput) → oblea f

3. (for sealing) → oblea f

wafer

[ˈweɪfə^r] n

(= biscuit) → gaufrette f

(for holy communion) → pain m d'hostie

(in computing) → tranche f (de silicium)wafer-thin [ˌweɪfə^rˈθɪn] adj

[slice, piece] → très fin(e)

[majority] → infime

wafer

n

(= biscuit) → Waffel f; a vanilla wafer → eine Vanilleeiswaffel

(Eccl) → Hostie f

(= silicon wafer) → Wafer f

wafer

[ˈweɪfəʳ] n (Culin, Elec) → wafer m inv; (with ice cream) → cialda (Rel) → ostia

wafer

(ˈweifə) noun

a type of very thin biscuit, often eaten with ice-cream. beskuitjie رُقاقَه، بَسْكويت هَش вафла bolacha oplatka die Waffel vaffel γκοφρέταbarquillo vahvel بيسكويت نازك و نرم vohvelikeksi gaufretteופל पापड oblatna ostya wafer þunnt kex, ískex wafer ウエハース 웨이퍼(살짝 구운 양과자의 일종) vaflis vafele wafer wafeltjekjeks; oblatwafel كمربند، كولچه، بابړ، كولچه: سريښناك ( سليشناك) نرى كاغذ: د ټاپى لاك bolacha napolitană вафля oplátka vafelj oblanda rån, wafer ขนมอบกรอบบาง รสหวานมักกินกับไอศกรีม gofret, kâğıt helvası 常和冰淇淋一起吃的薄餅 вафля ایک قسم کا نہایت پتلا اور میٹھا بسکٹ bánh xốp 威化饼，薄脆饼干（常与冰淇淋同吃）

ˌwafer-ˈthin adjective

extremely thin. skyfiedun رَقيق جدا много тънък finíssimo tenounký hauchdünn papirtynd πολύ λεπτός delgadísimo, finísimo paberõhuke بسيار نازك erittäin ohut mince comme une pelure d'oignon דקיק बहुत ही पतला vrlo tanak hajszálvékony sangat tipis mjög þunnur (sottilissimo) 極薄の 매우 얇은 plonytis ļoti plāns terlalu nipis flinterdunløvtynn cieniutki نازک finíssimo foarte subţire, sub­ţire ca firul de păr очень тонкий tenučký suh kot trska izuzetno tanak lövtunn ที่บางมาก incecik 極薄的 дуже тонкий بہت پتلا rất mỏng 极薄的

wafer

→ بِسْكُوتٌ وَيْفَر oplatka vaffel Waffel γκοφρέτα gofre, oblea vohvelikeksi gaufrette oblatna wafer ウエハース 웨이퍼 wafel vaffelkjeks wafel biscoito вафля rån ขนมปังกรอบบางรสหวานมักกินกับไอศกรีม gofret bánh xốp 薄饼

wafer

n (pharm) tableta dispersable, comprimido dispersable (esp. Esp)