silicon
A nonmetallic element with an atomic number of 14 and atomic weight of 28.0855A nonmetallic element (symbol Si) with an atomic number of 14 and atomic weight of 28.0855.
» Tom works for a tech company in Silicon Valley.
Tom arbeitet bei einem Technikunternehmen im Siliciumtal.
Tom arbeitet bei einem Technologieunternehmen im Silicon Valley.
Meaning
4 senses(uncountable, usually)A nonmetallic element (symbol Si) with an atomic number of 14 and atomic weight of 28.0855.
Silizium, Silicium
кре́мнийkrémnij, сили́цийsilícij
кре́мнійkrémnij
A nonmetallic element (symbol Si) with an atomic number of 14 and atomic weight of 28.0855.
(countable, usually)A single atom of this element.
(slang, uncountable)Computing.
(slang, uncountable)A computer processor.
- a tetravalent nonmetallic element; next to oxygen it is the most abundant element in the earth's crust; occurs in clay and feldspar and granite and quartz and sand; used as a semiconductor in transistors
Examples
24 sentencesTom works for a tech company in Silicon Valley.
deTom arbeitet bei einem Technikunternehmen im Siliciumtal.
Tom works in Silicon Valley.
ruТом работает в Силиконовой долине.
deTom arbeitet im „Siliciumtal“.
An opal is a form of silicon.
Doping modifies the electrical characteristics of silicon.
Until doping, silicon is useless for creating integrated circuits.
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Origin
Coined by Scottish chemist Thomas Thomson as a modification of the earlier name silicium,Coined by Scottish chemist Thomas Thomson as a modification of the earlier name silicium, from the stem of Latin silex (“flint, silica”) + -on from carbon.
From the silicon chips used in computers.
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Forms
plural: siliconsSynonyms
4 synonyms- a tetravalent nonmetallic element; next to oxygen it is the most abundant element in the earth's crust; occurs in clay and feldspar and granite and quartz and sand; used as a semiconductor in transistors:Siatomic number 14
Word family
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