Si — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

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

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)

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/sˈiː/

🇬🇧British English

/sˈiː/

🇮🇳Indian English

/sˈiː/

1 syllable Say it as /sˈiː/.

Examples

Today the United States is the only country in the world not totally committed to the Systeme International d'Unites

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

te ti International System of Units Systeme International International System SI system SI unit atomic number 14 silicon Systeme International d'Unites

Parts of Speech

noun	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
noun	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) “Today the United States is the only country in the world not totally committed to the Systeme International d'Unites”
noun	the syllable naming the seventh (subtonic) note of any musical scale in solmization

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Europe

🇮🇹Italian

sì

un elemento non metallico tetravalente; dopo l'ossigeno è l'elemento più abbondante nella crosta terrestre; si trova nell'argilla, nel feldspato, nel granito, nel quarzo e nella sabbia; usato come semico

🇷🇺Russian

си

четырехвалентный неметаллический элемент; после кислорода это самый распространенный элемент в земной коре; встречается в глине, полевом шпате, граните, кварце и песке; используется как семик

India

🇮🇳Hindi

सी

एक चतुष्संयोजक अधात्विक तत्व; ऑक्सीजन के बाद यह पृथ्वी की पपड़ी में सबसे प्रचुर मात्रा में पाया जाने वाला तत्व है; मिट्टी और फेल्डस्पार और ग्रेनाइट और क्वार्ट्ज और रेत में होता है; सेमिक के रूप में उपयोग किया जाता है

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

斯

四价非金属元素；它是地壳中仅次于氧的最丰富的元素；出现在粘土、长石、花岗岩、石英和沙子中；用作半成品

🇯🇵Japanese

シ

４価の非金属元素。酸素に次いで地殻内で最も豊富な元素です。粘土、長石、花崗岩、石英、砂の中に存在します。セミックとして使用される

🇰🇷Korean

시

4가 비금속 원소; 산소 다음으로 지각에서 가장 풍부한 원소입니다. 점토, 장석, 화강암, 석영, 모래에서 발생합니다. 세믹으로 사용

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tôi

một nguyên tố phi kim hóa trị bốn; bên cạnh oxy nó là nguyên tố có nhiều nhất trong vỏ trái đất; có trong đất sét, fenspat, đá granit, thạch anh và cát; được sử dụng như một dấu chấm phẩy

🇹🇭Thai

ศรี

องค์ประกอบอโลหะแบบเตตระวาเลนท์ ถัดจากออกซิเจนเป็นองค์ประกอบที่มีมากที่สุดในเปลือกโลก เกิดขึ้นในดินเหนียวและเฟลด์สปาร์และหินแกรนิตควอตซ์และทราย ใช้เป็นเซมิก

🇮🇩Indonesian

ya

unsur bukan logam tetravalen; selain oksigen, unsur ini merupakan unsur paling melimpah di kerak bumi; terdapat pada tanah liat, feldspar, granit, kuarsa, dan pasir; digunakan sebagai semik

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

سي

عنصر غير معدني رباعي التكافؤ؛ وهو العنصر الأكثر وفرة في القشرة الأرضية بعد الأكسجين؛ ويحدث في الطين والفلسبار والجرانيت والكوارتز والرمل. تستخدم باعتبارها شبه

🇮🇱Hebrew

סִי

יסוד לא מתכתי ארבע-ערכי; לצד חמצן הוא היסוד הנפוץ ביותר בקרום כדור הארץ; מופיע בחימר ובספיר וגרניט וקוורץ וחול; משמש כסמית

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