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1. silicon
noun. ['ˈsɪləkən'] 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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Antonyms
Etymology
- silex (Latin)
- silica (English)
- silex (Irish)
Rhymes with Silicon Chip
- roundtrip
- microchip
- outstrip
- unzip
- strip
- scripp
- scrip
- equip
- whipp
- whip
- trippe
- tripp
- trip
- stipp
- snip
- slip
- skipp
- skip
- quipp
- quip
- klipp
- gripp
- grip
- flip
- drip
- crip
- clip
- blip
- zipp
- zip
Sentences with silicon-chip
1. Noun Phrase
Synthetic quartz crystal controls the time and operates by a silicon chip.
2. Noun Phrase
Discrete devices, like transistors and LEDs, are made of individual silicon chips.
3. Noun Phrase
Today, silicon chip fabricators use high-powered ultraviolet light to etch their chips.
4. Noun Phrase
The plastic package protects the silicon chip inside.
3. chip
noun. ['ˈtʃɪp'] a triangular wooden float attached to the end of a log line.
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Etymology
- chip (Middle English (1100-1500))
4. chip
noun. ['ˈtʃɪp'] a small fragment of something broken off from the whole.
Antonyms
Etymology
- chip (Middle English (1100-1500))
5. chip
verb. ['ˈtʃɪp'] break off (a piece from a whole).
Synonyms
Antonyms
Etymology
- chip (Middle English (1100-1500))
6. chip
noun. ['ˈtʃɪp'] (golf) a low running approach shot.
Etymology
- chip (Middle English (1100-1500))