wafer

Signification (Anglais)

Noun

1. A light, thin, flat biscuit/cookie.
2. A thin disk of consecrated unleavened bread used in communion.
3. A soft disk originally made of flour, and later of gelatin or a similar substance, used to seal letters, attach papers etc.
4. A thin disk of silicon or other semiconductor on which an electronic circuit is produced.

Verb

To seal or fasten with a wafer.

Concepts

hostie

tranche

gaufre

gaufrette

plaque

wafer

toile

entre-deux

pain à cacheter

substratum

biscuit de riz

subjectile

couche dorsale

base

craquelin

cracker

pastille

pavé

substrat

support

Synonymes

waffle

🧇

slice

Host

lamella

flake

carrier

chip

chop

cracker

fillet

film

📽️

host

ice-cream cone

layered

leaf

mount

pellet

piece

section

segment

sheet

silicon wafer

slab

slide

sliver

tablet

undercoat

underlay

underlayer

rice cookie

Japanese cracker

polar plate

adherend

thin section

base sheet

structural supporting material

counter electrode

white cheese

crystal plate

back

🔙

flake film

base

base plate

bed

🛏️

biscuit

Traductions

ostia

oblea

cialda

Waffel

🧇

wafer

Oblate

wafel

🧇

wafeltje

hostie

Wafer

hóstia

Halbleiterscheibe

neula

🌫️

Scheibe

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈweɪfə/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de moyen anglais: wafre

Appartenant à ancien français: gaufre

Appartenant à Middle Low German: wāfel

Appartenant à moyen néerlandais: wafel

Appartenant à flamand occidental: wafer

In summary

From Middle English wafre, from Anglo-Norman wafre, waufre (Old French gaufre), from a Germanic source. Compare Middle Low German wāfel, Middle Dutch wafel (“honeycomb”), West Flemish wafer. See also waffle.