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chip vs semiconductor

semiconductor vs chip

chip and semiconductor both are nouns.

chip is a verb but semiconductor is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
chip Yes No Yes No
semiconductor Yes No No No
As nouns, semiconductor is a hypernym of chip; that is, semiconductor is a word with a broader meaning than chip:
  • chip: electronic equipment consisting of a small crystal of a silicon semiconductor fabricated to carry out a number of electronic functions in an integrated circuit
  • semiconductor: a conductor made with semiconducting material
Other hypernyms of chip include semiconductor device, semiconductor unit.
chip (noun) semiconductor (noun)
the act of chipping something a conductor made with semiconducting material
(golf) a low running approach shot a substance as germanium or silicon whose electrical conductivity is intermediate between that of a metal and an insulator; its conductivity increases with temperature and in the presence of impurities
electronic equipment consisting of a small crystal of a silicon semiconductor fabricated to carry out a number of electronic functions in an integrated circuit
a small disk-shaped counter used to represent money when gambling
a triangular wooden float attached to the end of a log line
a mark left after a small piece has been chopped or broken off of something
a thin crisp slice of potato fried in deep fat
a small fragment of something broken off from the whole
a piece of dried bovine dung
chip (verb) semiconductor (verb)
break a small piece off from
break off (a piece from a whole)
form by chipping
cut a nick into
play a chip shot
Difference between chip and semiconductor

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