silicon
EnglishEdit
| Chemical element | |
|---|---|
| Si | |
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| Next: phosphorus (P) | |
PronunciationEdit
Etymology 1Edit
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.
NounEdit
silicon (usually uncountable, plural silicons)
- (chemistry, uncountable) A nonmetallic element (symbol Si) with an atomic number of 14 and atomic weight of 28.0855.
- 1970, James W[alter] Mayer; Lennart Eriksson; John A[rthur] Davies, “General Features of Ion Implantation”, in Ion Implantation in Semiconductors: Silicon and Germanium, New York, N.Y.: Academic Press, →OCLC, page 5:
- The isolated disordered regions and the amorphous layer have widely different anneal behavior. In the case of germanium and silicon, the isolated disordered regions anneal at moderate temperatures of approximately 200° and 300° C, respectively. The amorphous layers also anneal in a characteristic fashion, but at appreciably higher temperatures, i.e., at approximately 600° C in silicon and 400° C in germanium.
- (chemistry, countable) A single atom of this element.
Usage notesEdit
Do not confuse silicon with silicone.
Derived termsEdit
- Cwm Silicon
- ekasilicon
- ferrosilicon
- float-zone silicon
- lithium-drifted silicon detector
- polysilicon
- silico-
- silicon-28
- silicon-29
- silicon-30
- silicon alkoxide
- Silicon Alley
- silicon-based
- silicon carbide
- silicon chip
- silicon controlled rectifier
- silicon dioxide
- silicon ester
- Silicon Fen
- Silicon Forest
- silicon germanide
- silicon germanium
- Silicon Glen
- Silicon Hills
- silicon hydride
- silicon iron
- siliconise, siliconize
- silicon oxide
- silicon photonics
- Silicon Prairie
- Silicon Sentier
- silicon steel
- silicon tetrachloride
- silicon tetrafluoride
- Silicon Valley
- Silicon Wadi
- silicon wafer
- strained silicon
Related termsEdit
TranslationsEdit
non-metallic element
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See alsoEdit
- agate
- amethyst
- asbestos
- clay
- feldspar
- flint
- glass
- granite
- hornblende
- jasper
- mica
- opal
- quartz
- rock crystal
- sand
Etymology 2Edit
From the silicon chips used in computers.
NounEdit
silicon (uncountable)
Derived termsEdit
Further readingEdit
- David Barthelmy (1997–2023), “Silicon”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
- “silicon”, in Mindat.org[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2023.
RomanianEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from French silicone.
NounEdit
silicon m (plural siliconi)
DeclensionEdit
Declension of silicon
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
| nominative/accusative | (un) silicon | siliconul | (niște) siliconi | siliconii |
| genitive/dative | (unui) silicon | siliconului | (unor) siliconi | siliconilor |
| vocative | siliconule | siliconilor | ||
NounEdit
silicon n (plural silicoane)
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DeclensionEdit
Declension of silicon
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
| nominative/accusative | (un) silicon | siliconul | (niște) silicoane | silicoanele |
| genitive/dative | (unui) silicon | siliconului | (unor) silicoane | silicoanelor |
| vocative | siliconule | silicoanelor | ||
Related termsEdit
WelshEdit
| Chemical element | |
|---|---|
| Si | |
| Previous: alwminiwm (Al) | |
| Next: ffosfforws (P) | |
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from English silicon, a modification of silicium, from Latin silex (“flint, silica”).
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
silicon m (uncountable, not mutable)
- silicon
- Synonym: callestrai
Further readingEdit
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “silicon”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies