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Noun semiconductor has 2 senses

semiconductor, semiconducting material - 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
--₁ is a kind of conductor
--₁ is a substance of semiconductor device, semiconductor unit, semiconductor
--₁ has particulars:
germanium, Ge, atomic number 32; silicon, Si, atomic number 14

semiconductor device, semiconductor unit, semiconductor - a conductor made with semiconducting material
--₂ is a kind of conductor
--₂ has substances: semiconductor, semiconducting material
--₂ has particulars:

chip, microchip, micro chip, silicon chip; diode, semiconductor diode, junction rectifier, crystal rectifier; n-type semiconductor; p-type semiconductor; thermistor, thermal resistor; transistor, junction transistor, electronic transistor