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Look up: wafer

  1. wafer
    [n] - a small adhesive disk of paste 2. [n] - a small thin crisp cake or cookie 3. [n] - thin disk of unleavened bread used in a religious service (especially in the celebration of the Eucharist)
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  2. wafer
    A thin disk (or slice) of silicon on which many separate chips can be fabricated and then cut into individual die.
    Found on http://www.ami.ac.uk/courses/topics/0100

  3. wafer
    prepared slice used for solid state diffusion processes Category: Electrical engineering and energy • an element of a rotary switch comprising a fixed disk,or stator,and a rotating disk,or rotor,capable of interconnecting terminals in predetermined combinations Category: Electrical engineering and energy
    Found on http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/definition

  4. Wafer
    The bread part of the Lord's Supper signifying to us the Body of Christ, and is often an unleavened, and very thin cracker-like substance. After the wafer is consecrated, it is usually called the Host. Wafers that will serve as priest's hosts are larger than the people's hosts, and can range from on...
    Found on http://www.stpeter.dircon.co.uk/pages/gl

  5. Wafer
    Wa'fer noun [ Middle English wafre , Old French waufre , qaufre , French qaufre ; of Teutonic origin; confer LG. & Dutch wafel , German waffel , Danish vaffel , Swedish våffla ; all akin ...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/W/1

  6. Wafer
    Wa'fer transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Wafered ; present participle & verbal noun Wafering .] To seal or close with a wafer.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/W/1

  7. wafer
    1. A thin cake made of flour and other ingredients. 'Wafers piping hot out of the gleed.' (Chaucer) 'The curious work in pastry, the fine cakes, wafers, and marchpanes.' (Holland) 'A woman's oaths are wafers break with making' (B. Jonson) ... 2. A thin cake or piece of bread (commonly unleavened, ci...
    Found on http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictiona

  8. wafer
    noun a small adhesive disk of paste; used to seal letters
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  9. Wafer
    • (n.) An adhesive disk of dried paste, made of flour, gelatin, isinglass, or the like, and coloring matter, -- used in sealing letters and other documents. • (v. t.) To seal or close with a wafer. • (n.) A thin cake or piece of bread (commonly unleavened, circular, and stamped with a...
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  10. wafer
    (from the article `baking`) Rye wafers made of whipped batters are modern versions of an ancient Scandinavian food. High-moisture dough or batter, containing a substantial ...
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/w/1

  11. Wafer
    Prior to gummed envelopes, wafers were adhesive disks used for securing letters. Common wafers were made of fine flour, which was pressed between two heated plates of smooth iron. Transparent wafers were made of isinglass or gelatine.
    Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/brow

  12. Wafer
    In cooking, a wafer (also spelled waffer) is a crisp, often sweet, very thin, flat, and dry biscuit, often used to decorate ice cream. Wafers can also be made into cookies with cream flavoring sandwiched between them. They frequently have a waffle surface pattern but may also be patterned with insi...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wafer

  13. Wafer
    A thin sheet of semiconductor (photovoltaic material) made by cutting it from a single crystal or ingot.
    Found on http://www1.eere.energy.gov/solar/solar_

  14. Wafer
    [electronics] In electronics, a wafer (also called a slice or substrate) is a thin slice of semiconductor material, such as a silicon crystal, used in the fabrication of integrated circuits and other microdevices. The wafer serves as the substrate for microelectronic devices built in and ove...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wafer_(elec

  15. wafer
    • a small adhesive disk of paste; used to seal letters
    • a small thin crisp cake or cookie
    • thin disk of unleavened bread used in a religious service (especially in the celebration of the Eucharist)

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  16. wafer
    slice or a flat disc, either of semiconductor material or of such a material deposited on a substrate, in which one or more circuits or devices can be processed
    Found on http://www.electropedia.org/iev/iev.nsf/

  17. wafer
    an element of a rotary switch comprising a fixed disk (stator) and a rotating disk (rotor) capable of interconnecting terminals in predetermined combinations. A number of wafers can be mounted on a single spindle and operated simultaneously
    Found on http://www.electropedia.org/iev/iev.nsf/

  18. wafer
    Type: Term Pronunciation: wā′fĕr Definitions: 1. A thin sheet of dried flour paste used to enclose a powder. The wafer is moistened and folded over the drug, so that it can be swallowed without taste.
    Found on http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictio

  19. wafer
    thin wax disc, melted with a candle and used to seal a letter.
    Found on http://charlesdickenspage.com/glossary.h



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27 May 2012

This day in history: The Queen Mary made her maiden voyage, on the Southampton-Cherbourg-New York route, on 27 May 1936. The passenger accommodation emphasised the first two classes, cabin and tourist. The propulsion machinery of the ship produced a massive 160,000 SHP and gave it a speed of over 30 knots. Despite expectations that the ship would try to break speed records on its first voyage a thick fog destroyed any hope of this. The Queen Mary spent a short time in drydock during July whilst adjustments were made to the propellers and turbines. When the ship returned to service, in August, it made a record voyage from Bishop's Rock to Ambrose light and took the Blue Riband from the Normandie. read more

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