silicon
English
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Pronunciation
Etymology 1
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.
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, 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
- 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 terms
Translations
non-metallic element
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See also
- agate
- amethyst
- asbestos
- clay
- feldspar
- flint
- glass
- granite
- hornblende
- jasper
- mica
- opal
- quartz
- rock crystal
- sand
Etymology 2
From the silicon chips used in computers
Noun
silicon (uncountable)
Further reading
- David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Silicon”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
- “silicon”, in Mindat.org[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French silicone.
Noun
silicon m (plural siliconi)
Declension
Declension 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
silicon n (plural silicoane)
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Declension
Declension 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 |
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