plural wafers
1
a
: 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
3
a
: 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-like
adjective
or less commonly waferlike
wafer-like cookies
a wafer-like electronic sensor
wafered; wafering
ˈwā-f(ə-)riŋ 
1
: to seal, close, or fasten with a wafer
2
: to divide (something, such as a silicon rod) into wafers
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Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 13 Mar. 2025
The three-ingredient treat is not only easy, but can be customized to your tastes using different kinds of melting wafers or chocolate chips.
—Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 8 Mar. 2025
Ross Rosenfeld, Newsweek, 26 Feb. 2025
Germanium substrates wafers at a Umicore facility in Olen, Belgium.
—Maddie Stone, WIRED, 15 Feb. 2025
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Noun
Littelfuse completed the acquisition of a 200mm wafer fab in Dortmund, Germany, from Elmos Semiconductor SE, with a total purchase price of approximately 94 million Euro.
—Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 13 Mar. 2025
The three-ingredient treat is not only easy, but can be customized to your tastes using different kinds of melting wafers or chocolate chips.
—Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 8 Mar. 2025
Verb
Puffs Cereal is made with real OREO cookie wafers to bring the iconic taste of OREO to your cereal bowl.
—Ross Rosenfeld, Newsweek, 26 Feb. 2025
Germanium substrates wafers at a Umicore facility in Olen, Belgium.
—Maddie Stone, WIRED, 15 Feb. 2025
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“Wafer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wafer. Accessed 22 Mar. 2025.
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