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noun : SI
Source:WordNet 3.1
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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 ;
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2. (
- Systeme_International_d'Unites ,
- Systeme_International ,
- SI_system ,
- SI ,
- SI_unit ,
- International_System_of_Units ,
- International_System
) 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" ;
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