silicon en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /ˈsɪlɪkən/ (Australia, Canada, UK, US)
- (General-American) audio
- /ˈsɪləˌkɑn/ (General-American)
- (UK) audio
- (General-American) audio
- /ˈsɪləkɒn/ (Canada, Received-Pronunciation)
- (New-Jersey) audio
- sĭl'ĭkən
- sĭl'ĭkŏn′
Etymology
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.
Meanings
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(uncountable, usually) A nonmetallic element (symbol Si) with an atomic number of 14 and atomic weight of 28.0855.
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.
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:His idea is to stand billions of ultrafine wire loops around the edge of a silicon chip — hence the name racetrack — and use electric current to slide infinitesimally small magnets up and down along each of the wires to be read and written as digital ones and zeros.
2007 September 11, John Markoff, “Redefining the Architecture of Memory”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 09 Nov 2020:
- (countable, usually) A nonmetallic element (symbol Si) with an atomic number of 14 and atomic weight of 28.0855. ▸ A single atom of this element.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| silicons | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
silicon dioxide · silicon-30 · silicon alkoxide · nonsilicon · silicene · ekasilicon · silicon rubber · Silicon Alley · silicon iron · silundum · radiosilicon · silicon-29 · silicon hydride · silicon burning · silicon monoxide · Silicon Valley · silicon tetrachloride · Silicon Forest · silicon curtain · silicon shield · silicide · silicon germanium · polysilicon · silicon germanide · siliconise · zincsilite · silicyne · Silicon Wadi · ferrosilicon · Silicon Fen · sima · silicon photonics · Silicon Hills · silicon oxycarbide · silicon tetrabromide · Silicon Sentier · Silicon Dreams · Siliconite · silicon oxide · silicon nitride · organosilicon · siliconize · lithium-drifted silicon detector · silico- · silician · silicon carbide · cuprosilicon · siliconlike · silicon-based · silicon controlled rectifier · silicon bronze · silicon wafer · disilicon · silicon steel · silicon planet · Cwm Silicon · silicon-28 · Silicon Roundabout · Silicon Glen · silicon tetrafluoride · nanosilicon · silicon tet · silsesquioxane · tetrasilicon · silicon-controlled rectifier · float-zone silicon · strained silicon · silicon disk · silicon spiegel · silicon copper · silicon chip · Silicon Prairie · silicon ester
Relateds
flint · silico- · silicified · quartz · granite · silici- · amethyst · rock crystal · silane · silex · feldspar · hornblende · silicious · silica · jasper · silicify · silicisation · glass · silicic · siliceous · asbestos · clay · silicization · siliciferous · silicone · silicotic · silice · agate · mica · sand · silicosis · opal · silicate
Synonyms
silicum · silicium · silicum · silicium
Translations (112)
ka სილიციუმი (non-metallic element) · nah tecpatli (non-metallic element) · csb krzém (non-metallic element) · nds silizium (non-metallic element) · ky кремний (non-metallic element) · cy silicon (non-metallic element) · ja シリコン (non-metallic element) · pt silício (non-metallic element) · bg сили́ций (non-metallic element) · scn siliciu (non-metallic element) · gu સિલિકોન (non-metallic element) · ru сили́ций (non-metallic element) · eu silizioa (non-metallic element) · gv silicoin (non-metallic element) · ja 珪素 (non-metallic element) · sa सैकतीय (non-metallic element) · af silikon (non-metallic element) · lo ຊິລິຄອນ (non-metallic element) · da silicium (non-metallic element) · oc silici (non-metallic element) · tr silisyum (non-metallic element) · ar سِيلِيكُون m or سِلِكُون (non-metallic element) · mk силициум (non-metallic element) · kk кремний (non-metallic element) · ga sileacan (non-metallic element) · lt silicis (non-metallic element) · hy սիլիցիում (non-metallic element) · et räni (non-metallic element) · fi pii (non-metallic element) · yi סיליציום (non-metallic element) · sv kisel (non-metallic element) · is kísill (non-metallic element) · cy callestrai (non-metallic element) · eo silicio (non-metallic element) · ja ケイ素 (non-metallic element) · sw silikoni (non-metallic element) · be крэмень (non-metallic element) · id silikon (non-metallic element) · haw silikone (non-metallic element) · lv silīcijs (non-metallic element) · ru кре́мний (non-metallic element) · ca silici (non-metallic element) · fy silisium (non-metallic element) · be крэ́мній (non-metallic element) · ia silicium (non-metallic element) · ta சிலிக்கான் (non-metallic element) · lb Silizium (non-metallic element) · mn цахиур (non-metallic element) · es silicio (non-metallic element) · ug سىلىتسىي (non-metallic element) · ht silisyòm (non-metallic element) · co siliciu (non-metallic element) · te సిలికాన్ (non-metallic element) · fur silici (non-metallic element) · sat ᱥᱤᱞᱤᱠᱟᱱ (non-metallic element) · sh сѝлӣцӣј (non-metallic element) · io siliko (non-metallic element) · mr सिलिकॉन (non-metallic element) · mt silikon (non-metallic element) · pl krzem (non-metallic element) · br silikiom (non-metallic element) · la silicium (non-metallic element) · id zat pasir (non-metallic element) · tg силитсий (non-metallic element) · hu szilícium (non-metallic element) · vi silic (non-metallic element) · fa سیلیسیم (non-metallic element) · ast siliciu (non-metallic element) · kmr sîlîsyûm (non-metallic element) · ms silikon (non-metallic element) · it silicio (non-metallic element) · km ស៊ីលីស្យូម (non-metallic element) · cmn 硅 (non-metallic element) · sq silicium (non-metallic element) · ko 규소 (non-metallic element) · mi takawai (non-metallic element) · yi סיליקאָן (non-metallic element) · gmw-cfr Silizium (non-metallic element) · hi सैकता (non-metallic element) · ko 실리콘 (non-metallic element) · nb silisium (non-metallic element) · fo silisium (non-metallic element) · he צורן (non-metallic element) · uk кре́мній (non-metallic element) · gl silicio (non-metallic element) · sh silicijum (non-metallic element) · sh силицијум (non-metallic element) · ln siliki class 9a/10a (non-metallic element) · kw silikon (non-metallic element) · br silisiom (non-metallic element) · de Silicium (non-metallic element) · de Silizium (non-metallic element) · el πυρίτιο (non-metallic element) · cs křemík (non-metallic element) · pa ਸਿਲੀਕੋਨ (non-metallic element) · gd sileacon (non-metallic element) · sh sìlīcīj (non-metallic element) · uz kremniy (non-metallic element) · cmn 矽 (non-metallic element) · ro siliciu (non-metallic element) · nl silicium (non-metallic element) · th ซิลิคอน (non-metallic element) · nn silisium (non-metallic element) · tl silisyo (non-metallic element) · ug كرىمنىي (non-metallic element) · kn ಸಿಲಿಕಾನ್ (non-metallic element) · fr silicium (non-metallic element) · sl silicij (non-metallic element) · gu સૈકતા (non-metallic element) · qu ullayayaq (non-metallic element) · sk kremík (non-metallic element) · ml സിലിക്കണ് (non-metallic element)