silicon
Meanings
noun
- A nonmetallic element (symbol Si) with an atomic number of 14 and atomic weight of 28.0855.
- A single atom of this element.
noun
- Computing.
- A computer processor.
- Abbreviation of silicon chip.
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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.
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