silicon
IPA: sˈɪɫʌkʌn
noun
- (chemistry, uncountable) A nonmetallic element (symbol Si) with an atomic number of 14 and atomic weight of 28.0855.
- (chemistry, countable) A single atom of this element.
- (slang) Computing.
- (slang) A computer processor.
- Abbreviation of silicon chip. [A wafer of silicon on which an integrated circuit has been built; a microchip]
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Examples of "silicon" in Sentences
- It is the silicon analogue of methane.
- At the heart of the amplifier was a crystal of silicon.
- After deposition the silicon is etched to form the mask.
- This influences the electronic properties of the silicon.
- The solution is applied to the surface of a silicon chip.
- After deposition, the silicon is etched to form the mask.
- The metal is deposited on the silicon in the form of an oxide.
- Later, the group demonstrated the biocompatibility of porous silicon.
- The name silicon comes from the Latin word silicis which means flint.
- Are they handing out twitter stock for everyone in silicon valley lately?
- First, silicon is more important to the miltary these days than steel is.
- An amorphous silicon capable of the formation of a semiconductor junction.
- An amorphous silicon is capable of the formation of a semiconductor junction.
- Electronic charge on silicon is simply a more flexible medium, and has no effect on the nature of the right.
- These chip companies have to actively manage their rights especially since so much can be copies in silicon today.
- Where the silicon junctions come to the surface of the silicon is a very sensitive area, which we used to expose and had to work awfully hard to keep clean.
- BT: Were you prompted to write this book by the parallels which you allude to toward the end of the book to recent events in silicon valley and the dot-com mania?
- People with engineering and scientific backgrounds can probably explore this better than I but what if the reason such a relationship exists is because there was a lot of untapped potential in silicon chips?
- By the addition of a small quantity of silicon the tensile strength of copper is much increased; a sample of such _silicon bronze_, used for telegraph wires, on analysis was found to consist of 99. 94\% of copper, 0. 03\% of tin, and traces of iron and silicon.
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