silicon: [19] Silicon was coined in 1817 by the British chemist Thomas Thomson. Like the slightly earlier silica, it was based on Latin silex ‘flint’. From the same source comes silicone, which dates from the 1860s.
silicon (n.)
nonmetallic element, 1817, coined by British chemist Thomas Thomson from silica (silicon dioxide), from which it was isolated. The name is patterned on carbon, etc. Silicon chip first attested 1965; Silicon Valley for the Santa Clara Valley south of San Francisco, U.S., first attested 1974, from the concentration of manufacturers of silicon chips used in computers, watches, etc.
实用例句
1. Designing silicon chips to mimic human organs sounds fanciful.
设计硅芯片模仿人的器官听上去是异想天开。
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2. This company pioneered the use of silicon chip.
这家公司开创了使用硅片的方法.
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3. Tomorrow's children will be even more in the thrall of the silicon chip.
将来硅片对孩子们的影响将进一步加深。
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4. The Earth is made mainly of iron and silicon and things like that.
地球主要由铁、硅等物质构成。
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5. Technology trends may push Silicon Valley back to the future.
