silicon.
A nonmetallic element (symbol Si) with an atomic number of 14 and atomic weight of 28.0855.
Meaning & usage
A nonmetallic element (symbol Si) with an atomic number of 14 and atomic weight of 28.0855.
A nonmetallic element (symbol Si) with an atomic number of 14 and atomic weight of 28.0855. A single atom of this element.
Where this word comes from
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.
Computing.
A computer processor.
Abbreviation of silicon chip.
Where this word comes from
From the silicon chips used in computers.
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