Engelsk substantiv: Si |
1. | Si (om masse eller substans) 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 |
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| Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | atomic number 14, silicon |
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| Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | chemical element, element, semiconducting material, semiconductor |
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| Vedrørende disse overordnede uttrykkene | clay, feldspar, felspar, granite, quartz, sand, silicone, silicone polymer |
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2. | SI (om mengde eller mål) a complete metric system of units of measurement for scientists; fundamental quantities are length (meter) and mass (kilogram) and time (second) and electric current (ampere) and temperature (kelvin) and amount of matter (mole) and luminous intensity (candela) |
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| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | Today the United States is the only country in the world not totally committed to the Systeme International d'Unites.
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| Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | International System, International System of Units, SI system, SI unit, Systeme International, Systeme International d'Unites |
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| Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | metric system |
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3. | si (om kommunikasjon) the syllable naming the seventh (subtonic) note of any musical scale in solmization |
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| Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | te, ti |
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| Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | solfa syllable |
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