wafer

Meanings

• noun

  A thin flat bread made from a dough of flour, water, and often yeast, salt, sugar, milk, and shortening or oil, baked on a flat surface.

• noun

  A thin piece of material, typically metal or plastic, used in electronics to connect components.

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Pronunciation

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Synonyms

host

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with wafer
table , cable , gravel , stable

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Homophones

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1. wafer (en) : A thin flat bread
   

2. wafer (en) : A thin piece of material used in electronics
   

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Variants

List of all variants of wafer that leads to same result
wafer , wafer-like , waferlike , wafers , wafered , wafering , wafer-thin

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Etymology

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Old English wafre, from wefan ‘to weave’. The bread was originally made by weaving together strands of dough.

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Trivia

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1. Wafers were originally made by weaving together strands of dough.

2. Wafers have been used as a symbol of the Eucharist in Christianity since the Middle Ages.

3. In the electronics industry, wafers are typically made of silicon and are used to produce integrated circuits.

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Related Concepts

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1. Bread: A staple food made from flour and water, typically baked as a loaf or roll.

2. Baking: The art, science, and industry of preparing food by cooking it in an oven, typically a bread oven or a pastry oven.

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Culture

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In Christianity, wafers are used as the host in the Eucharist, representing the body of Christ.

How to Memorize "wafer"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a thin, round piece of bread being freshly baked in an oven. Visualize the golden-brown color and the aroma.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'wafer' with the image of a thin, round piece of bread or a thin piece of material used in electronics.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic by remembering the word 'wafer' as 'Weave And Form Edible Bread' or 'W Af F E R' representing 'Wire And Film For Electronics'.

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