# doping

Pronunciation: say "DOH-ping" US /ˈdoʊpɪŋ/, UK /ˈdəʊpɪŋ/

## Noun

1. The use of drugs to improve athletic performance, usually in breach of the rules of the sport.
   - Simple: The use of drugs to make an athlete perform better in sports.
   - _Several cyclists were disqualified after doping was uncovered during the race._
   - _Doping scandals have badly damaged the reputation of professional cycling._
2. The addition of small quantities of an element, called a dopant, to a semiconductor in order to change its electrical characteristics.
   - Simple: Adding a tiny amount of another element to a material like silicon so it can carry electricity better.
   - _Careful doping of the wafer determines how well it conducts._
   - _Manufacturers adjust the doping to fine-tune each transistor's behavior._
3. The applying of a protective coating called dope onto a surface such as aircraft fabric, or the hardened coating thus produced.
   - Simple: Painting a special liquid onto fabric, such as on old airplanes, to make it tight and strong, or the coating itself.
   - _The doping gave the linen surface a taut, weather-resistant finish._
   - _Each layer of doping was left to dry before the next was brushed on._

## Verb

4. Present participle of dope. — present participle and gerund of dope
   - Simple: Present participle of dope. Use this -ing form when the action is happening right now.
   - _Investigators accused the cyclist of doping throughout his career._
   - _The lab technician was doping the silicon wafers when the power failed._

## Origin

Formed from the word "dope" combined with the suffix "-ing".

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/doping (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).