wafer

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wa·fer /ˈweɪfə $ -ər/ noun [countable]  1. DFFa very thin biscuit 威化饼干，薄脆饼2. RRCa thin round piece of bread eaten with wine in the Christian communion ceremony 〔基督教圣餐仪式上用的〕圣饼3  a very thin flat piece of a hard substance 〔坚硬物质的〕薄片wafer of wafers of silicon 硅片

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wafer• The brittle wafer dissolving against the roofs of their mouths was their promise of life in a world beyond Holy Hill.• These high-precision quartz plates are used in the manufacturing of semiconductor computer wafers.• Mr Gibbs returned with five wafers, one each for everybody except his wife.• They are made from wafer biscuits and cost £10.80 for a box of 120.• Human contact is limited to loading the wafers on to racks and moving the racks between machines.• The wafer was in his mouth and the sweet wine, but he wanted more.Origin wafer (1300-1400) Old North French waufre

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very thin a biscuit Corpus

wafer
wa‧fer /ˈweɪfə $ -ər/ noun [countable]1. a very thin biscuit
2. a thin round piece of bread eaten with wine in the Christian communion ceremony
3. a very thin flat piece of a hard substance
    wafer of
    wafers of silicon

waferBrE /ˈweɪfə(r)/ 🔊NAmE /ˈweɪfər/ 🔊 nouna thin crisp light biscuit/cookie, often eaten with ice cream 威化饼，薄脆饼（常与冰淇淋同吃）a very thin round piece of special bread given by the priest during Communion 圣饼；圣体；面饼~ (of sth) a very thin piece of sth 薄片