English noun: silicon | |||
1. | silicon (substance) 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, Si | ||
Broader (hypernym) | chemical element, element, semiconducting material, semiconductor | ||
Substance meronym | clay, feldspar, felspar, granite, quartz, sand, silicone, silicone polymer | ||