plural wafers
1
a
: a thin crisp cake, candy, or cracker
b
: a round thin piece of unleavened bread used in the celebration of the Eucharist
2
: an adhesive disk of dried paste with added coloring matter used as a seal
3
a
: a thin disk or ring resembling a wafer and variously used (as for a valve or diaphragm)
b
: a thin slice of semiconductor (such as silicon) used as a base for an electronic component or circuit
wafer-like
adjective
or less commonly waferlike
wafer-like cookies
a wafer-like electronic sensor
wafered; wafering
ˈwā-f(ə-)riŋ 
1
: to seal, close, or fasten with a wafer
2
: to divide (something, such as a silicon rod) into wafers
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Sharon Greenthal, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Oct. 2024
The money will support its new silicon carbide factory in North Carolina that makes the wafers used in advanced computer chips.
—Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2024
Willy Shih, Forbes, 13 Oct. 2024
But a traditional creamy trifle will feature layers of bananas, a vanilla pudding or custard, Nilla wafers (daring heretics might use sponge cake) and then whipped cream or even a meringue.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2024
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Noun
Peeking through one of the chocolate wafers of the Rudolph version is a little dot of red, giving the lead reindeer his identifying nose.
—Sharon Greenthal, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Oct. 2024
The money will support its new silicon carbide factory in North Carolina that makes the wafers used in advanced computer chips.
—Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2024
Verb
This is often called polycrystalline silicon, in contrast to the monocrystalline (single crystals) wafers that semiconductors are made on.
—Willy Shih, Forbes, 13 Oct. 2024
But a traditional creamy trifle will feature layers of bananas, a vanilla pudding or custard, Nilla wafers (daring heretics might use sponge cake) and then whipped cream or even a meringue.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2024
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“Wafer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wafer. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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