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silicio
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See also: silício
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Pronunciation
Noun
silicio (uncountable, accusative silicion)
Galician
Noun
silicio m (uncountable)
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from New Latin silicium, from Latin silex (“stone, flint”), the latter continued as Italian selce (“flint”).
Pronunciation
Noun
silicio m (plural silici)
Related terms
Latin
Noun
siliciō
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from New Latin silicium, from oblique cases of Latin silex (“flint”), which is a type of quartz and made of silica (silicon dioxide). Named in 1808 by Humphry Davy.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /siˈliθjo/ [siˈli.θjo] (Spain)
- IPA(key): /siˈlisjo/ [siˈli.sjo] (Latin America, Philippines)
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -iθjo (Spain)
- Rhymes: -isjo (Latin America, Philippines)
- Syllabification: si‧li‧cio
- Homophone: (Latin America) cilicio
Noun
silicio m (plural silicios)
- (chemistry) silicon
- (electronics) silicon chip, silicon circuit
- Synonym: circuito integrado
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Further reading
- “silicio”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024
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