silicon
English
editChemical element | |
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Si | |
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Pronunciation
edit- enPR: sĭl'ĭkən, IPA(key): /ˈsɪlɪkən/
- enPR: sĭl'ĭkŏn′, IPA(key): /ˈsɪləˌkɑn/
Audio (US); /ˈsɪlɪkən/: (file)
Etymology 1
editCoined by Scottish chemist Thomas Thomson as a modification of the earlier name silicium, from the stem of Latin silex (“flint, silica”) + -on from carbon.
Noun
editsilicon (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 notes
editDo not confuse silicon with silicone.
Derived terms
edit- cuprosilicon
- Cwm Silicon
- disilicon
- ekasilicon
- ferrosilicon
- float-zone silicon
- lithium-drifted silicon detector
- nanosilicon
- nonsilicon
- organosilicon
- polysilicon
- radiosilicon
- silicene
- silician
- silicide
- silico-
- silicon-28
- silicon-29
- silicon-30
- silicon alkoxide
- Silicon Alley
- silicon-based
- silicon burning
- silicon carbide
- silicon chip
- silicon controlled rectifier
- silicon-controlled rectifier
- silicon curtain
- silicon dioxide
- silicon disk
- silicon ester
- Silicon Fen
- Silicon Forest
- silicon germanide
- silicon germanium
- Silicon Glen
- Silicon Hills
- silicon hydride
- silicon iron
- siliconise, siliconize
- Siliconite
- siliconlike
- silicon monoxide
- silicon nitride
- silicon oxide
- silicon photonics
- silicon planet
- Silicon Prairie
- Silicon Roundabout
- silicon rubber
- Silicon Sentier
- silicon steel
- silicon tet
- silicon tetrabromide
- silicon tetrachloride
- silicon tetrafluoride
- Silicon Valley
- Silicon Wadi
- silicon wafer
- silicyne
- silsesquioxane
- silundum
- sima
- strained silicon
- tetrasilicon
- zincsilite
Related terms
editTranslations
editnon-metallic element
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See also
edit- agate
- amethyst
- asbestos
- clay
- feldspar
- flint
- glass
- granite
- hornblende
- jasper
- mica
- opal
- quartz
- rock crystal
- sand
Etymology 2
editFrom the silicon chips used in computers.
Noun
editsilicon (uncountable)
- (slang) Computing.
- (slang) A computer processor.
- Abbreviation of silicon chip.
Derived terms
editFurther reading
edit- David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Silicon”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
- “silicon”, in Mindat.org[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.
Romanian
editEtymology
editBorrowed from French silicone.
Noun
editsilicon m (plural siliconi)
Declension
editDeclension of silicon
singular | plural | |||
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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 |
Noun
editsilicon n (plural silicoane)
- (informal, chiefly in the plural) breast implant
Declension
editDeclension of silicon
singular | plural | |||
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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 terms
editWelsh
editChemical element | |
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Si | |
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Etymology
editBorrowed from English silicon, a modification of silicium, from Latin silex (“flint, silica”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editsilicon m (uncountable, not mutable)
- silicon
- Synonym: callestrai
Further reading
edit- 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
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