silicon
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Pronunciation
- enPR: sĭl'ĭkən, IPA(key): /ˈsɪlɪkən/; enPR: sĭl'ĭkŏn, IPA(key): /ˈsɪləkɑn/
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Noun
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 912401876, 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
Do not confuse silicon with silicone.
Derived terms
Derived terms
- 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
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Translations
non-metallic element
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See also
Etymology 2
From the silicon chips used in computers
Noun
silicon (uncountable)
- (slang) computing
- (slang) computer processor
- Abbreviation of silicon chip.
Further reading
- “Silicon” in David Barthelmy, Webmineral Mineralogy Database, 1997–.
- “silicon”, in Mindat.org, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, accessed 29 August 2016.
Romanian
Declension
declension of silicon
Declension
declension of silicon
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