- silicon
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Silicon.fr — est un « site de presse en ligne » reconnu par la Commission Paritaire de la Presse et des Agences de Presse. Sommaire 1 Historique 2 Ligne Editoriale 3 Rubriques 4 Lien externe … Wikipédia en Français
silicon — nonmetallic element, 1817, coined by British chemist Thomas Thomson from SILICA (Cf. silica) (silicon dioxide), from which it was isolated. The name is patterned on carbon, etc. Silicon chip first attested 1965; Silicon Valley for the Santa Clara … Etymology dictionary
silicon — sil‧i‧con [ˈsɪlɪkən] noun [uncountable] an Element (= simple chemical substance) that is often used for making parts for computers and other things such as glass * * * silicon UK US /ˈsɪlɪkən/ noun [U] PRODUCTION, IT ► a chemical element which… … Financial and business terms
silicon — SILICÓN, siliconi, s.m. Compus macromolecular cu structură analoagă corpurilor organice, în stare fluidă sau sub formă de răşini, alcătuit din lanţuri sau cicluri de atomi de siliciu care alternează regulat cu atomi de oxigen. – Din fr. silicone … Dicționar Român
Silicon — Sil i*con, n. [See {Silica}.] (Chem.) A nonmetalic element analogous to carbon. It always occurs combined in nature, and is artificially obtained in the free state, usually as a dark brown amorphous powder, or as a dark crystalline substance with … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
silicon — Symbol: Si Atomic number: 14 Atomic weight: 28.086 Metalloid element belonging to group 14 of the periodic table. It is the second most abundant element in the Earth s crust, making up 25.7% of it by weight. Chemically less reactive than carbon.… … Elements of periodic system
silicon — ► NOUN ▪ a grey non metallic chemical element with semiconducting properties, used in making electronic circuits. ORIGIN from Latin silex flint , on the pattern of carbon and boron … English terms dictionary
silicon — [sil′i kän΄, sil′ikən] n. [ModL: altered (1817, by T. Thomson (1773 1852), Scot chemist, modeled on BORON, CARBON, because of chemical resemblances) < SILICIUM] a nonmetallic chemical element occurring in several forms, found always in… … English World dictionary
Silicon — Not to be confused with the silicon containing synthetic polymer silicone. aluminium ← silicon → phosphorus C ↑ Si ↓ Ge … Wikipedia
silicon — /sil i keuhn, kon /, n. Chem. a nonmetallic element, having amorphous and crystalline forms, occurring in a combined state in minerals and rocks and constituting more than one fourth of the earth s crust: used in steelmaking, alloys, etc. Symbol … Universalium
Silicon — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Sur les autres projets Wikimedia : « Silicon », sur le Wiktionnaire (dictionnaire universel) Silicon est le nom anglais du silicium (il s… … Wikipédia en Français
