semiconducting

6.5

A material that lets some electricity pass but not a lot, like silicon

adjective
/ˌsɛmɪkənˈdʌktɪŋ/

Specialized

: semiconductores

The device uses a semiconducting material to control the flow of electricity.

Examples

Silicon is the most commonly used semiconducting element in the electronics industry.
Researchers discovered a new semiconducting polymer that could improve solar cell efficiency.
This is a semiconducting material.
The semiconducting industry is growing rapidly!
Silicon is the most commonly used semiconducting element in the electronics industry.
The device uses a semiconducting material to control the flow of electricity.
Researchers discovered a new semiconducting polymer that could improve solar cell efficiency.

Synonyms

semiconductive

vssemiconducting

Specialized

7.5

A material that lets some electricity pass but not as well as a metal

has the same meaning but uses a different ending in writing

Antonyms

conductor

Specialized

14 3.9

A material that lets electricity, heat, or sound pass through easily

insulator

Specialized

5 4.7

A material like glass that does not let electricity or heat pass through

Compounds

semiconducting material

Specialized

4.7

A solid that conducts electricity more when warm or when it has small amounts of other elements

How Conductive

superconducting

Specialized

6.7

metallic

85 4.3

conductive

Specialized

8 4.8

semiconducting

Specialized

6.5

insulator

Specialized

5 4.7

Surface Forms

semiconducting positive

Morphology

semiconducting = conducting (transparent) = semi + conduct + ing

The word is built transparently by adding semi- to conducting, yielding the meaning 'partly conducting'.

Etymology

Semiconducting comes from semi- meaning 'half' or 'partly' and conduct meaning 'to carry' or 'let through', the same root you see in conductor. So a semiconducting material 'partly conducts' electricity and sits between an insulator and a conductor.