electronic equipment consisting of a small crystal of a silicon semiconductor fabricated to carry out a number of electronic functions…
Used in the same subject area: Physics, Chemistry, Materials chemistry, Condensed matter.
26,102
words currently have published synonym-style alternatives
90,593
searchable synonym connections
350,924
published thesaurus relationships of every type
42
useful connections shown
0 reviewed relationships and
42 broader connections.
Reviewed set in progress
No hand-reviewed synonym set has been published for this word yet.
The broader connections below can still help you explore, but they are labelled by the evidence joining the words and should not automatically be treated as substitutes.
Explore further
Words from the same subject
These terms belong to the same specialist field or topic. They help you explore the subject, but they are not automatically synonyms.
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
Used in the same subject area: Physics, Chemistry, Materials chemistry, Condensed matter.(physics) a measure of the extent to which a substance transmits light or other electromagnetic radiation
Used in the same subject area: Physics, Chemistry.(physics) a law expressing the distribution of energy among the molecules of a gas in thermal equilibrium
Used in the same subject area: Physics, Chemistry.(physics) the potential energy of an electric charge in an electric field, or of an electric current in a magnetic field.
Used in the same subject area: Physics, Chemistry.(physics) a thermodynamic quantity equivalent to the capacity of a physical system to do work; the units of energy are joules or ergs;…
Used in the same subject area: Physics, Chemistry.(physics) a thermodynamic quantity equivalent to the capacity of a physical system to do work; the units of energy are joules or ergs;…
Used in the same subject area: Physics, Chemistry.(physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation; "the light was filtered through a soft glass window"
Used in the same subject area: Physics, Chemistry.(physics) the potential energy of a magnetic field.
Used in the same subject area: Physics, Chemistry.(physics) a law expressing the distribution of energy among the molecules of a gas in thermal equilibrium
Used in the same subject area: Physics, Chemistry.(physics) a measure of the extent to which a substance transmits light or other electromagnetic radiation
Used in the same subject area: Physics, Chemistry.(physics) a measure of the extent to which a substance transmits light or other electromagnetic radiation
Used in the same subject area: Physics, Chemistry.(chemistry) a method of producing pure water; a solvent passes through a semipermeable membrane in a direction opposite to that for na…
Used in the same subject area: Physics, Chemistry.(physics) a flash of light that is produced in a phosphor when it absorbs a photon or ionizing particle
Used in the same subject area: Physics, Chemistry.(physics) a measure of the extent to which a substance transmits light or other electromagnetic radiation
Used in the same subject area: Physics, Chemistry.(physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation; "the light was filtered through a soft glass window"
Used in the same subject area: Physics, Chemistry.(physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation; "the light was filtered through a soft glass window"
Used in the same subject area: Physics, Chemistry.(physics) a manifestation of energy; the transfer of energy from one physical system to another expressed as the product of a force an…
Used in the same subject area: Physics, Chemistry.
Explore further
Words connected by meaning
Their definitions overlap or refer to similar ideas. Use these to widen your search, then compare the exact meanings.
In two or more parts; asunder; to piece; as, to take a piece of machinery apart.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: piece.A piece or division of a piece, without spots; as, the "double blank"; the "six blank."
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: piece.A burning piece of wood; or a stick or piece of wood partly burnt, whether burning or after the fire is extinct.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: piece.A projecting part of a wheel or other moving piece so shaped as to give alternate or variable motion to another piece against which it…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: piece.That which drives or carries; as: (a) A piece which communicates to an object in a lathe the motion of the face plate; a lathe dog. (b…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: piece.The outer vestment worn by the priest in saying Mass, consisting, in the Roman Catholic Church, of a broad, flat, back piece, and a na…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: piece.A piece chopped off; a slice or small piece, especially of meat; as, a mutton chop.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: piece.A piece of money stamped with the figure of a cross, also, that side of such a piece on which the cross is stamped; hence, money in ge…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: piece.A small fragment or piece; especially, a small piece of bread or other food, broken or cut off.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: piece.A piece of metal placed on the muzzle, or near the trunnions, on the top of a piece of ordnance, to make the line of sight parallel to…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: piece.An instrument of percussion, consisting either of a hollow cylinder, over each end of which is stretched a piece of skin or vellum, to…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: piece.The movement of the axis of a piece in a vertical plane; also, the angle of elevation, that is, the angle between the axis of the piec…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: piece.A piece of land of considerable size; esp., a piece inclosed for tillage or pasture.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: piece.A piece of forged work in metal; -- a general name for a piece of hammered iron or steel.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: piece.The waste piece of metal cast in the opening; a sprue or sullage piece.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: piece.To take up, or replace by a piece belonging to the opposing player; -- said of a single unprotected piece on a point.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: piece.To remove from the board (the piece which could have captured an opposing piece). See Huff, v. i., 3.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: piece.A butting piece; a strengthening piece, esp.: (Mil.) A piece of wood at the lower end of a platform, designed to prevent the wheels of…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: piece.
All dictionary tools
Explore Academic Dictionary
The same nine destinations available from the header menu are shown here as a clear, fully visible grid.
Aa
Dictionary
Definitions and meanings
⇄
Thesaurus
Synonyms with nuance
¶
Academic writing
Evidence and analysis
✓
Professional
Workplace vocabulary
⌛
Word origins
Etymology and roots
∑
Subjects
Specialist dictionaries
⠿
Word clusters
Connected vocabulary
≈
Word similarity
Compare two words
#
Crossword
Play with vocabulary