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Meaning of Silicon | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
ˈsɪlɪkən

Definitions

  1. A nonmetallic element (symbol Si) with an atomic number of 14 and atomic weight of 28.0855.
    uncountable, usually
  2. Computing.
    slang, uncountable
  3. A single atom of this element.
    countable, usually
  4. A computer processor.
    slang, uncountable
  5. Abbreviation of silicon chip.
    abbreviation, alt-of, uncountable

Equivalents

Afrikaans silikon
العربية السيليكون سليكون سيليكون سِيلِيكُون m or سِلِكُون
Беларуская крэмень
Български силиций
Bosanski kremik rani silicij silicijum силициј силицијум
Català silici
Čeština křemík
Cymraeg callestrai silicon
Dansk silicium
Deutsch Silicium Silizium
Ελληνικά πυρίτιο
Esperanto silicio
Español silicio
Eesti räni
Suomi pii
Français silicium
Gaeilge sileacan
Gàidhlig sileacon
Galego silicio
ગુજરાતી સૈકતા
ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi silikone
עברית צורן
हिन्दी सैकता
Hrvatski kremik rani silicij silicijum силициј силицијум
Magyar szilícium
Հայերեն սիլիցիում
Bahasa Indonesia silikon zat pasir
Íslenska kísill
Italiano silicio
日本語 ケイ素 シリコン 珪 珪素
ქართული სილიციუმი
Қазақша кремний
ខ្មែរ ស៊ីលីស្យូម
한국어 규소 실리콘
Kurdî kîsel sîlîkon
Кыргызча кремний
Latina silicium
Lëtzebuergesch Silizium
Lietuvių silicis
Latviešu silīcijs
Македонски силициум
Монгол цахиур
Bahasa Melayu silikon
Nederlands silicium
Polski krzem krzemowy
Português silício
Română siliciu
Русский кремний сили́ций
Slovenčina kremík
Slovenščina silicij
Српски kremik rani silicij silicijum силициј силицијум
Svenska kisel
Kiswahili silikoni
తెలుగు సిలికాన్
ไทย ซิลิคอน
Türkçe silisyum
Українська кремнієвий кремній
Oʻzbekcha kremniy
Tiếng Việt silic

Examples

“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.”
“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.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

silicon alkoxide Silicon Alley Silicon Beach silicon bronze silicon burning silicon carbide

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