wafer

noun

wa·fer | \ ˈwā-fər

Definition of wafer

(Entry 1 of 2)

1a : a thin crisp cake, candy, or cracker

b : a round thin piece of unleavened bread used in the celebration of the Eucharist

2 : an adhesive disk of dried paste with added coloring matter used as a seal

3a : a thin disk or ring resembling a wafer and variously used (as for a valve or diaphragm)

b : a thin slice of semiconductor (such as silicon) used as a base for an electronic component or circuit

wafer

verb

wafered; wafering\ ˈwā-f(ə-)riŋ

Definition of wafer (Entry 2 of 2)

transitive verb

1 : to seal, close, or fasten with a wafer

2 : to divide (something, such as a silicon rod) into wafers

Examples of wafer in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web: Noun

Snip a small corner from the bag and use chocolate to attach chocolate wafer pieces as ears, yellow candies as eyes, and red candies as noses. — Woman's Day Kitchen, Woman's Day, "Chocolate Apple Cat Faces," 13 Sep. 2019 Top wafers with half the cream mixture, making sure it is evenly spread. — al, "Serve a meal inspired by Alabama’s 200-year history," 20 Aug. 2019 The cream is layered with fresh raspberries and thin, crispy almond wafers, then topped with a toasted almond slices for flavor and texture. — Jessie Sheehan, Washington Post, "A peach melba ice box cake is refreshing, seasonal and all-around, well, peachy," 1 Aug. 2019 The frozen custard comes in sundaes, concretes, cones, shakes and in sandwiches made with Oreo cookie or Nutter Butter cookie wafers. — Ava Garcia, azcentral, "Four new restaurants will open at the Scottsdale 101 Shopping Center. Here's what to expect," 30 July 2019 So the pair, along with Rice grad students including Doiron, worked to capture those emissions with wafer-scale films of closely packed carbon nanotubes. — David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, "Carbon Nanotubes Could Increase Solar Efficiency to 80 Percent," 25 July 2019 Every part of the cake from Sweet Dreams Bakery of Dunn was edible, McGuire said — even the label made of sugar and wafer paper. — Kristin Lam, USA TODAY, "Emily McGuire thought her husband ordered a box from Amazon for her birthday. Then she took a closer look," 25 July 2019 Jennie and Jonathan Groff, a couple who own the Stroopie Co., which bakes Dutch stroopwafels — thick wafers stuffed with caramel — not only employ refugees but also host English classes in their bakery, Lancaster Sweet Shoppe. — Priya Krishna, New York Times, "A Global Feast in an Unlikely Spot: Lancaster, Pa.," 23 July 2019 And the first course is novel yet always the same: a golden sphere with ‘Green Ball’ dianthus flowers tucked inside, made to present an uni pate sandwiched between two wafers. — Soleil Ho, SFChronicle.com, "Shota takes the stodgy out of omakase dining," 20 June 2019

Recent Examples on the Web: Verb

Historic wafering iron designs indicate that, like today, the irons could be given as wedding gifts. — Kat Eschner, Smithsonian, "These Beautiful Medieval Wafer Presses Are Where Waffles Come From," 29 June 2017 Historic wafering iron designs indicate that, like today, the irons could be given as wedding gifts. — Kat Eschner, Smithsonian, "These Beautiful Medieval Wafer Presses Are Where Waffles Come From," 29 June 2017

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