silicon

IPA: sˈɪɫʌkʌn

(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]

Examples of "silicon" in Sentences

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.
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.