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silicon

sil·i·con
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [sil-i-kuh n, -kon]
    • /ˈsɪl ɪ kən, -ˌkɒn/
    • /ˈsɪl.ɪ.kən/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [sil-i-kuh n, -kon]
    • /ˈsɪl ɪ kən, -ˌkɒn/

Definitions of silicon word

  • noun silicon a nonmetallic element, having amorphous and crystalline forms, occurring in a combined state in minerals and rocks and constituting more than one fourth of the earth's crust: used in steelmaking, alloys, etc. Symbol: Si; atomic weight: 28.086; atomic number: 14; specific gravity: 2.4 at 20°C. 1
  • uncountable noun silicon Silicon is an element that is found in sand and in minerals such as quartz and granite. Silicon is used to make parts of computers and other electronic equipment. 0
  • noun silicon a brittle metalloid element that exists in two allotropic forms; occurs principally in sand, quartz, granite, feldspar, and clay. It is usually a grey crystalline solid but is also found as a brown amorphous powder. It is used in transistors, rectifiers, solar cells, and alloys. Its compounds are widely used in glass manufacture, the building industry, and in the form of silicones. Symbol: Si; atomic no: 14; atomic wt: 28.0855; valency: 4; relative density: 2.33; melting pt: 1414°C; boiling pt: 3267°C 0
  • noun silicon denoting an area of a country that contains a density of high-technology industry 0
  • noun silicon a nonmetallic chemical element occurring in several forms, found always in combination, and more abundant in nature than any other element except oxygen, with which it combines to form silica: used in the manufacture of transistors, solar cells, rectifiers, silicones, ceramics, etc.: symbol, Si; at. no., 14 0
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Origin of silicon

First appearance:

before 1817
One of the 39% newest English words
1817; silic(a) + -on, as in carbon and boron

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Parts of speech for Silicon

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silicon popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Related words

  • silane

    Also called silicon tetrahydride. a gas with an unpleasant odor, SiH 4 , soluble in water: used as a doping agent for semiconductors in the production of solid-state devices.

  • ferrosilicon

    a ferroalloy containing up to 95 percent silicon.

  • organosilicon

    pertaining to or noting an organic compound containing silicon, especially where attached directly to a carbon atom.

  • silica

    the dioxide form of silicon, SiO 2 , occurring especially as quartz sand, flint, and agate: used usually in the form of its prepared white powder chiefly in the manufacture of glass, water glass, ceramics, and abrasives.

  • silicon tetrachloride

    a colorless, fuming liquid, SiCl 4 , used chiefly for making smoke screens and various derivatives of silicon.

  • silicon valley

    the area in northern California, southwest of San Francisco in the Santa Clara valley region, where many of the high-technology design and manufacturing companies in the semiconductor industry are concentrated.
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