microchip
pronunciation
How to pronounce microchip in British English:
UK [ˈmaɪkrəʊtʃɪp]
How to pronounce microchip in American English:
US [ˈmaɪkroʊtʃɪp]
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- Noun:
- electronic equipment consisting of a small crystal of a silicon semiconductor fabricated to carry out a number of electronic functions in an integrated circuit
Word Origin
- microchip (n.)
- "integrated circuit," 1975, from micro- + chip (n.1).
Example
- 1. Call it medicine on a microchip .
- 2. Prior to release the tiger was tagged with a microchip to enable its movements to be tracked
- 3. It was invented in 1893 , not long after the light bulb and long before the microchip and the laser .
- 4. The microchip is a few centimeters long . It has small sections that each hold a single dose of medicine .
- 5. It has enabled each generation of americans to give life to world-changing ideas - from the cotton gin to the airplane the microchip the internet .