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si       [see] Pronunciation Key
–noun Music.
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.

[Origin: 1720–30; see gamut]
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S.I.
1.Sandwich Islands.
2.Staten Island.
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si       (sē)  Pronunciation Key 
n.   Music
Ti.


[Italian, from Medieval Latin; see gamut.]

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Si 1  
The symbol for the element silicon.

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Si 2  
abbr.   Bible
Wisdom of Jesus, the Son of Sirach

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SI  
abbr.   French
Système International [d'Unités] (International System [of Units])

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sil·i·con       (sĭl'ĭ-kən, -kŏn')  Pronunciation Key 
n.   Symbol Si
A nonmetallic element occurring extensively in the earth's crust in silica and silicates, having both an amorphous and a crystalline allotrope, and used doped or in combination with other materials in glass, semiconducting devices, concrete, brick, refractories, pottery, and silicones. Atomic number 14; atomic weight 28.086; melting point 1,410°C; boiling point 2,355°C; specific gravity 2.33; valence 4. See Table at element.


[From silica.]

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Wisdom of Jesus, the Son of Si·rach   (sī'rāk')
n.   Bible Abbr. Sir. or Si
Ecclesiasticus

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si 
"yes" in It., Sp., Port.; from L. sic "so" (see sic).

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si

noun
1. 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 [syn: silicon
2. 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" [syn: Systeme International d'Unites
3. the syllable naming the seventh (subtonic) note of any musical scale in solmization [syn: ti

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silicon       (sĭl'ĭ-kŏn')  Pronunciation Key 
Symbol Si
A metalloid element that occurs in both gray crystalline and brown noncrystalline forms. It is the second most abundant element in the Earth's crust and can be found only in silica and silicates. Silicon is used in glass, semiconductors, concrete, and ceramics. Atomic number 14; atomic weight 28.086; melting point 1,410°C; boiling point 2,355°C; specific gravity 2.33; valence 4. See Periodic Table.

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SI abbr.
Système International (d'Unités) (International System of Units)

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si networking
The country code for Slovenia.
(1999-01-27)

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Si

Si\ [It.] (Mus.) A syllable applied, in solmization, to the note B; more recently, to the seventh tone of any major diatonic scale. It was added to Guido's scale by Le Maire about the end of the 17th century.

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SI
  1. sacroiliac joint
  2. secondary infertility
  3. Smithsonian Institution
  4. French Système International [d'Unités] (International System [of Units])

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