wafer

Meaning

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 A soft disk originally made of flour, and later of gelatin or a similar substance, used to seal letters, attach papers etc.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.

waffle

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Host

rice cookie

Japanese cracker

polar plate

adherend

thin section

base sheet

structural supporting material

counter electrode

white cheese

crystal plate

flake film

base plate

Frequency

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈweɪfə/

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.

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