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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.
Synonyms
- semiconductor
- element
- Si
- sand
- chemical element
- atomic number 14
- clay
- semiconducting material
- quartz
- silicone
- silicone polymer
- felspar
- granite
Antonyms
- software
- curve
- roughen
- unsteadiness
Etymology
- silex (Latin)
- silica (English)
- silex (Irish)
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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.
2. chip
verb. ['ˈtʃɪp'] cut a nick into.
Synonyms
- cut
Antonyms
- recede
- sharpness
Etymology
- chip (Middle English (1100-1500))
3. chip
noun. ['ˈtʃɪp'] a triangular wooden float attached to the end of a log line.
Antonyms
- wholly
Etymology
- chip (Middle English (1100-1500))
4. chip
noun. ['ˈtʃɪp'] a small fragment of something broken off from the whole.
Synonyms
- scale
- bit
- flake
- scrap
- fragment
- matchwood
- exfoliation
- fleck
- scurf
- sliver
Antonyms
- common
- desegregate
- advantage
- converge
Etymology
- chip (Middle English (1100-1500))
5. chip
verb. ['ˈtʃɪp'] break off (a piece from a whole).
Synonyms
- peel
- come off
- part
- flake
- flake off
- peel off
- exfoliate
- break away
- break off
- separate
- chip off
Antonyms
- straightness
- ill health
- unfitness
- studio
Etymology
- chip (Middle English (1100-1500))
6. chip
noun. ['ˈtʃɪp'] (golf) a low running approach shot.
Synonyms
- chip shot
- approach
Antonyms
- unite
- multiply
- agreement
Etymology
- chip (Middle English (1100-1500))
7. chip
noun. ['ˈtʃɪp'] a piece of dried bovine dung.
Synonyms
- cow dung
- cow chip
- muck
- dung
- droppings
Antonyms
- connected
- clean
- dispose
- indispose
Etymology
- chip (Middle English (1100-1500))
8. chip
verb. ['ˈtʃɪp'] play a chip shot.
Antonyms
- plural
Etymology
- chip (Middle English (1100-1500))
9. chip
noun. ['ˈtʃɪp'] the act of chipping something.
Synonyms
- chipping
- breakage
- breaking
- break
Antonyms
- software
- join
- connect
- attach
Etymology
- chip (Middle English (1100-1500))
10. chip
verb. ['ˈtʃɪp'] form by chipping.
Synonyms
- forge
- shape
- work
- mould
- form
Antonyms
- inactivity
- fail
- malfunction
- type
Etymology
- chip (Middle English (1100-1500))