Synonyms for silicon
ˈsɪl ɪ kən, -ˌkɒnsil·i·con

WiktionaryRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. siliconnoun

   Synonyms:
   silicum, silicium

2. siliconnoun

   A nonmetallic element (symbol Si) with an atomic number of 14 and atomic weight of 28.0855.

   Synonyms:
   silicum, silicium

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:4.5 / 2 votes

1. silicon, Si, atomic number 14noun

   a tetravalent nonmetallic element; next to oxygen it is the most abundant element in the earth's crust; occurs in clay and feldspar and granite and quartz and sand; used as a semiconductor in transistors

   Synonyms:
   atomic number 14, te, ti

Matched Categories

1. • Element
   • Semiconductor

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "silicon":

   silicone, silica

NicknamesRate these nicknames:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of known nicknames for "Silicon":

   Heath Brunner

Suggested Resources

1. silicon

   Song lyrics by silicon -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by silicon on the Lyrics.com website.

How to pronounce silicon?

How to say silicon in sign language?

Words popularity by usage frequency

How to use silicon in a sentence?

1. Temple Grandin:

   There is no black and white dividing line between mild autistic traits and having a label of autism, and geeks and nerds in Silicon Valley, mild autism can provide some intellectual advantages and severe autism is a great handicap.

2. Nancy Twine:

   There’s just build-up from using products, especially if they’re silicon-based, and over time they start to build up bad bacteria that can cause inflammation and itchiness and even hair loss.

3. Hillary Clinton:

   And yet, as I travel around the country, I hear signs of optimism, that's the spirit that got Americans through the Great Recession. And as we come back from the crisis, potential new business owners and entrepreneurs from Silicon Valley to Des Moines to Brooklyn are ready to seize the moment. All they need are policies that help them get ahead instead of holding them back.

4. Hillary Clinton:

   Our security professionals need to more effectively track and analyze ISIS' social media posts and map jihadist networks, we have to stop jihadists from radicalizing new recruits in person and through social media, chat rooms and what is called the dark web. To do that we need stronger relationships between Washington, Silicon Valley and all of our great tech companies.

5. Joe Biden:

   During the Obama-Biden administration, we put in place tough requirements on banks like Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank, including the Dodd-Frank law, to make sure the crisis we saw in 2008 would not happen again, unfortunately, the last administration rolled back some of these requirements. I’m going to ask Congress and the banking regulators to strengthen the rules for banks to make it less likely this kind of bank failure would happen again.