wafer
gb/wˈeɪfɚ/ us/wˈeɪfɚ/
B1
English
ostya, nápolyi, wafer, félvezető szelet, szentostya, vékony szelet, lemezke, vékony réteg
NOUN
B1
1
Usage pattern:
[a/an] wafer; [flavor] wafer; wafer with [food]
The dessert came with a scoop of ice cream and two crisp wafers.
A desszerthez egy gombóc fagylalt és két ropogós ostya járt.
She bought a packet of vanilla wafers for the children.
Vett a gyerekeknek egy csomag vaníliás ostyát.
The chocolate bar has layers of wafer and hazelnut cream.
Learner examples
I ate a wafer with my ice cream.
Ettem egy ostyát a fagylaltomhoz.
These wafers are thin and sweet.
Ezek az ostyák vékonyak és édesek.
Common mistake:
Do not use wafer for any biscuit or cookie; it is usually thin, light, and crisp.
Meaning
thin crisp biscuit
Collocations
vanilla wafer
|chocolate wafer
|cream wafer
|wafer biscuit
|wafer cookie
|wafer bar
|crisp wafer
|cream-filled wafer
|ice-cream wafer
|wafer roll
Synonyms
biscuit (British English; broader and not always thin or crisp)
|
cookie (American English; broader and not always wafer-like)
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cracker (usually less sweet and often savory)
Antonyms
soft cookie (a cookie with the opposite texture)
Themes
food
|desserts
|snacks
Definition
a thin, crisp sweet biscuit or cookie
A light, thin, crisp biscuit or cookie, often sweet and sometimes layered with cream or served with ice cream.
NOUN
C1
TECHNICAL
2
wafer
C1
Usage pattern:
[material] wafer; wafer for [chips/electronics]
The company is building a plant that will produce 300-millimeter silicon wafers.
A vállalat olyan üzemet épít, amely 300 milliméteres szilícium-wafereket fog gyártani.
Tiny defects on a wafer can damage many chips.
A waferen lévő apró hibák sok chipet károsíthatnak.
After the circuits are made, the wafer is cut into individual chips.
Learner examples
Computer chips start on a silicon wafer.
A számítógépes chipeket először egy szilícium-waferen alakítják ki.
The factory makes wafers for electronics companies.
A gyár elektronikai cégeknek gyárt félvezető wafereket.
Common mistake:
A wafer is not usually one finished computer chip; many chips can be made on one wafer.
Meaning
slice for making microchips
Collocations
silicon wafer
|semiconductor wafer
|300-millimeter wafer
|wafer fabrication
|wafer fab
|wafer processing
|wafer testing
|wafer yield
|wafer foundry
|defective wafer
Synonyms
substrate (technical; broader, referring to the base material used for a device)
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semiconductor slice (descriptive rather than the usual industry term)
Themes
technology
|electronics
|manufacturing
Definition
a thin round piece of silicon used to make computer chips
A thin round slice of semiconductor material, especially silicon, on which electronic circuits are made before being cut into individual chips.
NOUN
B2
3
ostya
B1
szentostya
B2
Usage pattern:
communion wafer; [a] wafer at communion
The priest placed a communion wafer in each person's hand.
A pap szentostyát tett mindenkinek a kezébe.
Communion wafers are usually made from unleavened bread.
Az áldozáshoz használt ostyák általában kovásztalan kenyérből készülnek.
Some churches use small cubes of bread instead of thin wafers.
Learner examples
The church uses wafers for communion.
A templomban ostyát használnak az áldozáshoz.
The wafer is part of the service.
Az ostya a szertartás része.
Common mistake:
In this religious sense, a wafer is not a sweet biscuit.
Meaning
communion bread disc
Collocations
communion wafer
|Eucharistic wafer
|consecrated wafer
|altar wafer
|round wafer
|unleavened wafer
Synonyms
host (religious term, especially in Catholic contexts)
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altar bread (more specific religious term for bread used in communion)
Themes
religion
|christianity
|ceremony
Definition
a thin round piece of bread used in a Christian religious service
A small thin round piece of unleavened bread used in Christian communion or the Eucharist.
NOUN
C1
4
Usage pattern:
a wafer of [material]; wafers of [material]
The cheese was cut into paper-thin wafers.
A sajtot papírvékony szeletekre vágták.
A wafer of ice formed on the surface of the puddle overnight.
Éjszaka vékony jégréteg képződött a tócsa felszínén.
The conservator placed a wafer of gold leaf onto the frame.
Learner examples
She cut the cheese into thin wafers.
Vékony szeletekre vágta a sajtot.
A wafer of ice covered the water.
Vékony jégréteg borította a vizet.
Common mistake:
Use this mainly for something very thin and flat, not for thick slices or chunks.
Meaning
very thin flat piece
Collocations
thin wafer
|paper-thin wafer
|wafer of cheese
|wafer of ice
|wafer of glass
|wafer of metal
|ceramic wafer
|gold wafer
Synonyms
sliver (a very thin piece, often irregular or narrow)
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slice (broader; can be thick or thin)
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sheet (thin and flat, usually larger and flexible or broad)
|
disk (round and flat, but not necessarily very thin)
Antonyms
chunk (a thick, solid piece)
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block (a large, thick, solid piece)
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slab (a thick flat piece, much heavier than a wafer)
Themes
materials
|shape
|description
Definition
a very thin flat piece of something
A very thin, flat piece, disk, or layer of a material.
Grammar
Dictionary form
wafer
IPA
GB/wˈeɪfɚ/
US/wˈeɪfɚ/
Syllables & stress
wafer (1 syllable)
Stress on 1st syllable (wafer)
Word forms
Noun
- Base: wafer
- Plural: wafers
Expressions
wafer cone
1/wˈeɪfɚ kˈoʊn/
fixed phrase
ice cream cone
a thin crisp cone for holding ice cream
Examples
- She ordered two scoops of strawberry ice cream in a wafer cone.
- The shop offers waffle cones and lighter wafer cones.
- The child carefully bit the top of the wafer cone.
Learner examples
- I want ice cream in a wafer cone.
- The wafer cone is crunchy.
wafer-thin
1/wˈeɪfɚ θˈɪn/
fixed phrase
extremely thin or slight
very thin, or very small as a difference
Examples
- The new phone has a wafer-thin screen.
- They won the match by a wafer-thin margin.
- The company is operating on wafer-thin profits this year.
Learner examples
- The laptop is wafer-thin.
- They won by a wafer-thin margin.
wafer-thin majority
1/wˈeɪfɚ θˈɪn məd͡ʒˈɔɹəti/
fixed phrase
very small majority
a majority that is only just enough to win or control a vote
Examples
- The government survived with a wafer-thin majority of two seats.
- A few absent lawmakers could erase the party's wafer-thin majority.
- She won the district by a wafer-thin majority.
Learner examples
- The party has a wafer-thin majority.
- He won with a wafer-thin majority.