wafer
a thin, crisp cake or biscuit, often sweetened and flavored.
a thin disk of unleavened bread, used in the Eucharist, as in the Roman Catholic Church.
a thin disk of dried paste, gelatin, adhesive paper, or the like, used for sealing letters, attaching papers, etc.
Medicine/Medical. a thin sheet of dry paste or the like, used to enclose a powder to be swallowed.
any small, thin disk, as a washer or piece of insulation.
Electronics. a thin slice of semiconductor used as a base material on which single transistors or integrated-circuit components are formed.
to seal, close, or attach by means of a wafer or wafers: to wafer a letter.
Origin of wafer
1Other words from wafer
- wa·fer·like, wa·fer·y, adjective
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How to use wafer in a sentence
In some ways, Eldad's kids running around in lion costumes is akin to serving communion wafers as hors d'oeuvrers.
Several of those who know him best, and have seen him oftenest, never heard of these wafers.
Eric, or Little by Little | Frederic W. FarrarIn the meantime, we recommend careful reading, mingled with wise doses of sal-prunel and Locock's wafers.
Our Churches and Chapels | AtticusHe rushed to a shop, bought two or three sheets of brown paper and a lot of wafers.
It Is Never Too Late to Mend | Charles ReadeHis face was very pale and his two big white eyes looked like wafers.
Maupassant Original Short Stories (180), Complete | Guy de Maupassant
I could not help glancing curiously at the sheet in her hand, spotted on the back with broken red wafers.
Lazarre | Mary Hartwell Catherwood
British Dictionary definitions for wafer
/ (ˈweɪfə) /
a thin crisp sweetened biscuit with different flavourings, served with ice cream, etc
Christianity a thin disc of unleavened bread used in the Eucharist as celebrated by the Western Church
pharmacol an envelope of rice paper enclosing a medicament
electronics a large single crystal of semiconductor material, such as silicon, on which numerous integrated circuits are manufactured and then separated
a small thin disc of adhesive material used to seal letters, documents, etc
(tr) to seal, fasten, or attach with a wafer
Origin of wafer
1Derived forms of wafer
- wafer-like or wafery, adjective
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