OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 4596

silicon

/ˈsɪlɪkən/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
silicio
A nonmetallic element (symbol Si) with an atomic number of 14 and atomic weight of 28.0855.
His idea is to stand billions of ultrafine wire loops around the edge of a silicon chip — hence the name racetrack — and use electric current to slide infinitesimally small magnets…
The isolated disordered regions and the amorphous layer have widely different anneal behavior. In the case of germanium and silicon, the isolated disordered regions anneal at moder…
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