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# silicon

«silicon» in Mova's school dictionary: **a chemical element (symbol Si), a grey shiny solid that…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 2 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (silicon — uncountable)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Silicon is a chemical element (symbol Si), a grey shiny solid that is the main part of sand and many rocks. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/silicon/#m1)

2) Silicon is used to make computer chips and solar panels. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/silicon/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In science, sand is mostly silicon dioxide (silica), used to make glass. In computing, chips are made on thin silicon slices. Silicon Valley in California is a famous area for tech companies.

### examples

- Computer chips are made of silicon. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/silicon/#x1)
- Sand contains a lot of silicon. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/silicon/#x2)
- Silicon Valley is home to big tech companies. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/silicon/#x3)
- Solar panels use silicon to turn sunlight into electricity. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/silicon/#x4)
- Silicon's symbol is Si. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/silicon/#x5)
- Glass is made by melting sand rich in silicon. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/silicon/#x6)

### note

Trap: «silicon» (the element, chips) is not «silicone» (a soft rubbery material used in baking moulds and sealants).

### In the corpora

- [Quartz is one of the most common minerals, made of silicon and oxygen, and most sand is quartz.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/geography/50-minerals-and-crystals/8/)
- [In the late 1950s engineers invented the microchip, which put many tiny parts onto a small piece of silicon.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/history/36-computers-and-the-internet/9/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «silicon» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/silicon/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.